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BNSF: Rail accident victims should have to use arbitration

FILE - Law enforcement personnel inspect the scene of an Amtrak train that derailed after striking a dump truck near Mendon, Mo., on June 27, 2022. BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of the deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue settlements through arbitration, rather than lawsuits. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) FILE - A law enforcement officer inspects the scene of an Amtrak train that derailed after striking a dump truck near Mendon, Mo., on June 27, 2022. BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of the deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue settlements through arbitration, rather than lawsuits. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
BNSF: Rail accident victims should have to use arbitration