Railway, Plaintiffs Brief Viability Of $8M Verdict In Libby, Mont., Case

(June 5, 2024, 1:06 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Whether federal law preempts strict liability claims against a railway and whether its failure to remediate asbestos contamination at its Libby, Mont., railyard constitutes an affirmative act or inactivity not subject to strict liability came before a Montana federal judge in briefing on judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)....