Asbestos Claims Coverage Suit Against BNSF, Zurich Unit Dropped

A lawsuit against BNSF Railway Co. and its insurer, a Zurich Insurance Group AG unit, over their handling of underlying asbestos-related personal injury claims was voluntarily dropped by the plaintiffs.

The suit was brought by the estates of two individuals who allegedly died as a result of their exposure to asbestos at a rail yard owned by BNSF, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., in Libby, Mont. The plaintiffs filed a notice of dismissal in the US District Court for the District of Montana on Thursday.

• BNSF was an insurer for the purposes of the underlying claims because it ...