Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BNSF Railway Company
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March 20, 2023
Tribe Pans 'Less Favorable' Deal In BNSF Right-Of-Way Trial
A Washington tribe's attorney on Monday gave a peek into its internal deliberations with BNSF Railway Company over how many of its trains could travel over its tribal land, testifying that BNSF was trying to corner them into a deal that would leave them with less money and less control over their own land.
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March 14, 2023
Judge Says Treaty Rights Relevant In BNSF Right-Of-Way Suit
Testimony related to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's treaty rights can be introduced during trial in a case alleging that BNSF Railway Co. willfully violated the tribe's easement agreement by shipping crude oil across reservation land, a Washington federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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August 24, 2022
Tribe Not Required To Allow More Trains In BNSF Clash
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community was not obligated to let BNSF Railway Co. breach an easement agreement that limited how many trains could cross tribal land, a Washington federal judge has ruled, rejecting the railroad's argument that the tribe's opposition to additional trains was arbitrary.
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August 17, 2022
Judge Raises History Of 'Railroaded' Tribes In BNSF Clash
A Washington federal judge on Wednesday wondered whether tribes' history of being "railroaded" by the railroad industry should factor in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's suit accusing BNSF Railway Co. of trespassing by sending unauthorized shipments of crude oil across reservation land in violation of a right-of-way easement.
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May 15, 2018
Wash. Judge Lets BNSF Appeal In Tribal Right-Of-Way Suit
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday said that BNSF Railway Co. can appeal a decision in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in the tribe's suit over shipping crude oil across reservation land and that he will stay the case while the Ninth Circuit considers the appeal.
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April 30, 2018
BNSF Pushes For Appeal In Wash. Tribe's Right-Of-Way Suit
The BNSF Railway Co. reiterated its request for a mid-suit appeal of a decision in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in a dispute over shipping crude oil across reservation land, saying Friday that there was "no good reason" to wait longer before going to the Ninth Circuit.
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April 20, 2018
Tribe Opposes Railroad's Appeal Bid In Right-Of-Way Suit
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community urged a Washington federal judge Thursday not to permit an appeal of his rulings in favor of the tribe in its suit alleging BNSF Railway Co. shipped crude oil across reservation land in violation of an agreement, saying the railroad is merely trying to prolong the case.
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March 30, 2018
BNSF Asks To Appeal In Wash. Tribe's Right-Of-Way Suit
BNSF Railway Co. urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to certify his rulings in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in their suit alleging the railroad shipped crude oil across reservation land in violation of an agreement, saying the company wants to appeal the decisions to the Ninth Circuit.
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March 15, 2018
BNSF Can't Derail Ruling In Wash. Tribe's Right-Of-Way Suit
A Washington federal judge Thursday rejected BNSF Railway Co.'s attempt to call into question a tribe's ownership of land on which a disputed railroad runs after losing its argument that the latter's claims that its increased crude oil shipments breach a right-of-way easement agreement are preempted.
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August 15, 2017
Wash. Tribe Blasts BNSF's Rethink Bid In Oil-Shipping Row
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community urged a Washington federal judge Monday to deny BNSF Railway Co.'s request to clarify a June ruling in favor of the tribe in a dispute over whether the railroad shipped crude oil across reservation land in violation of an agreement.