Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BNSF Railway Company

  1. March 10, 2016

    Swinomish Say BNSF Right-Of-Way Case Not Preempted

    The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on Thursday asked a Washington federal court to find that its suit accusing BNSF Railway Co. of breaching a right-of-way easement agreement by sending too many crude oil shipments across tribal lands is not preempted by federal law.

  2. September 11, 2015

    BNSF Must Face Tribe's Right-of-Way Claims In Court

    A Washington federal judge on Friday ruled that BNSF Railway Co. must face a suit lobbed by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community accusing the Warren Buffett-owned railroad of breaching a right-of-way easement agreement permitting crude oil shipments across tribal lands.

  3. June 08, 2015

    BNSF Says Tribe 'Patently Wrong' On Contract Suit Preemption

    BNSF Railway Co. redoubled its effort to dismiss a suit accusing the railroad of breaching an agreement permitting crude oil shipments across tribal lands, telling a Washington federal judge on Friday that the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's arguments against preemption are "patently wrong."

  4. June 02, 2015

    Tribe Says Gov't Board Lacks Authority To Hear BNSF Suit

    The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community asked a Washington federal judge Monday to keep its suit accusing BNSF Railway Co. of breaching an agreement permitting the company to ship crude oil through tribal trust lands in federal court, saying a government board lacks authority to handle the case.

  5. May 15, 2015

    BNSF Wants Tribe's Crude Oil Haul Suit Taken Out Of Court

    BNSF Railway Co. asked a Washington state federal judge Thursday to dismiss a Swinomish tribe's complaint alleging the company ships too much crude oil across its land, saying a government board should hear the matter, not a court.

  6. April 07, 2015

    Tribe Sues BNSF Railway Over Quadrupled Crude Oil Hauls

    A Washington state tribe hit BNSF Railway Co. with a suit in federal court Tuesday, alleging the company is shipping far more dangerous crude oil across the tribe's reservation than is allowed under a right-of-way easement agreement between the parties.