Burley v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co.
ELR Citation: ELR 20265 No(s). 07-147 (D. Mont. Oct 10, 2008)
A district court denied a railroad's motion to bring the state of Montana into an environmental contamination lawsuit between private property owners and the railroad. The state is immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment. The state has not consented to involvement in this action and, in fact, ...