BNSF Railway Company, et al v. California State Board of Equalization, et al

  1. November 21, 2016

    Calif. Appeals Rail Hazmat Fee Injunction To 9th Circ.

    California officials have appealed to the Ninth Circuit a federal judge's Oct. 28 ruling blocking the state's tax board and regulators from implementing a new law that slaps a fee on rail cars transporting hazardous materials such as crude oil and chemicals.

  2. October 28, 2016

    Calif. Blocked From Collecting Rail Hazmat Transport Fee

    California's tax board and regulators cannot implement a new law that slaps a fee on rail cars transporting hazardous materials such as crude oil and chemicals, a federal judge ruled Friday, handing railroads a win in their suit alleging the fee is anti-competitive and interferes with federally protected interstate commerce.

  3. September 14, 2016

    Calif. Slams Rail Injunction Bid In Hazmat Transpo Fee Suit

    California tax regulators blasted a bid by BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co. to block a new law charging a fee on rail cars transporting hazardous materials such as crude oil and chemicals, arguing there's no federal preemption and the railroads haven't suffered losses to justify an injunction.

  4. August 02, 2016

    Rail Giants Seek Injunction Against Calif. Hazmat Transpo Fee

    BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co. sought a preliminary injunction Tuesday to block California's tax board and regulators from implementing a new law that slaps a fee on rail cars transporting hazardous materials like crude oil and chemicals, saying it hurts railroads and threatens public safety.

  5. August 01, 2016

    Rail Giants Call Calif. Hazmat Transpo Fee Anti-Competitive

    BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co. slapped California's tax board and regulators with a federal suit Friday, alleging new fees on transporting hazardous materials like crude oil and chemicals by rail are anti-competitive and unlawfully interfere with federally protected interstate commerce.