March 26, 2026
Passengers suing BNSF Railway over a deadly train derailment in Missouri should arbitrate their claims, a federal judge ordered Thursday, rejecting arguments that an arbitrator lacked the authority to determine the constitutionality of an underlying arbitration clause.
September 21, 2022
BNSF Railway Co. believes that all personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the June Amtrak crash that killed four and injured more than 100 people belong in arbitration, not state court, and is asking a Missouri federal judge to back it up.