Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Company

Bnsf Railway Company

Federal civil lawsuits naming Bnsf Railway Company.

In this index, 620 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Bnsf Railway Company, most often as a defendant (498 of 620). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Antitrust matters, filed between 2002 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. The most common causes of action are Antitrust, Employment, and Breach of Contract. Frequent opposing parties include United Transportation Union, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.

620
Lawsuits
498
As Defendant
123
As Plaintiff
80
Open
540
Terminated
2002–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
25 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 80%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 6 casesAZ — 4 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 9 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 77 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 3 casesID — 5 casesIL — 54 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 12 casesKS — 33 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 1 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 1 casesMN — 13 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 27 casesMT — 46 casesNE — 16 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 6 casesNM — 11 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 7 casesOH — 2 casesOK — 18 casesOR — 6 casesPA — 110 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 2 casesTN — 8 casesTX — 87 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 1 casesWA — 43 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 7 cases

Open Cases Over Time

2002peak 84 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20022026
Product LiabilityAntitrustLaborCivil RightsContract

Filings by Year

20022026

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Product Liability137
Antitrust107
Labor90
Civil Rights78
Contract60
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions50

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Frequent Opposing Parties

620 Cases — Newest First

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