A plaintiff who sues BNSF Railway Co. for personal injury could be in for a tough courtroom battle.
Charles Shewmake, BNSF’s vice president and general counsel, said that since 2008 the railroad’s approximately 40-attorney law department has taken a more global approach to personal injury litigation. If BNSF recognizes it has liability for an injury, the company is willing to settle, but otherwise it will take the case to trial and appeal if necessary, he said.
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