Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Poole Chem. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20102
No(s). Civ.A.5:04CV047-C (N.D. Tex. May 10, 2005)

A district court held that a railroad company's negligence claim against a tank installer is barred by Texas' repose statute. The case arose after a tank located on a chemical company's property ruptured and released chemicals onto neighboring railroad property. The state's repose statute bars the r...