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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 26, 2010

High Court Mulls Train Derailment

The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday took up the complex issue of whether a company can sue in federal court for alleged damage to its goods caused by a train derailment in Oklahoma during the journey from China.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday took up the complex issue of whether a company can sue in federal court for alleged damage to its goods caused by a train derailment in Oklahoma during the journey from China.

The 2005 derailment allegedly damaged cargo that Beloit, Wisc.-based manufacturer Regal-Beloit Corp. and several other American companies had purchased from China....

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