Judge orders BNSF Railway to pay $395 million for trespassing on tribal lands
A federal judge in Washington state on Monday ordered Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway to pay $395 million for trespassing on tribal lands north of Seattle. According to the Seattle Times, the Swinomish tribe sued BNSF alleging that the company violated an easement agreement from 1991 that limits oil trains to 25 cars per day.