Mealey's ( December 24, 2025, 12:21 PM EST) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge granted summary judgment to a railroad company, barring further litigation of pre-2019 mine subsidence claims but denied the company’s request for permanent injunctive relief; in the same order, the judge rejected a reinsurer’s cross-motion argument that claims are acquired only upon payment, asserting that state law ties acquisition to reimbursement documentation and that prior successor-liability rulings foreclosed relitigation....