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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="wjstix"] <P>[quote user="Bucyrus"] <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>Yes, it doesn't <U>sound</U> like BNSF is the victim, but it all depends on what these allegations really amount to.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They sound bad, but are they really as dishonest, and bad faith as they sound, or are they just being spun that way by the plaintiff’s attorneys?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I can’t tell.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>This picture of bad faith on the part of BNSF has been used to establish the signal failure.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In other words, the premise is that since BNSF cannot prove the signals worked, they must have failed, and BNSF cannot prove the signals worked because nothing they say can be trusted to be true.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">[/quote]</P> <P>Well to spin it the other way, if may be that the assumption was made that BNSF would have saved the evidence if the evidence had been in their favor. So the fact that some evidence was destroyed shortly after the accident by BNSF leads one to believe the evidence had to show some negligence or failure on BNSF's part. </P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>Your point is valid.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A destruction of evidence certainly suggests a cover-up by the guilty party.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have printed out the entire 45-page document, and am reading every word, but I’m only on page 8.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>So far, I am seeing a list of items characterized such as this:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>BNSF intentionally lied when they did X, Y, and Z.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But there is not enough exploration of X, Y, and Z for me to determine the actual intent of BNSF.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Every mention of an XYZ point raises 100 questions about the context and overall intent.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But, I will keep reading.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>One thing that strikes me is just how many issues come into play with the handling of the bungalow data once an accident happens.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are many do’s and don’ts, and with a big corporate bureaucracy being very jumpy about what the data shows and how it will be interpreted, I can see how it could have gotten all gummed up, even if the data actually vindicated the BNSF.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And once it became gummed up, it would create a marvelous opportunity for the plaintiff’s attorneys to spin the mess into a picture of intentional deceit to destroy evidence presumably because that evidence showed BNSF negligent regarding the signal operation. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=Georgia>And thanks user, "Informed" for linking the judge's Sanction Order.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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