Texas Judge Bob McGrath surely had a full head of steam when he slapped a railway company with a $10 million fine, charging that the company had tampered with evidence during a wrongful death trial. Yet even before the railroad could file briefs on the matter, McGrath rescinded the $10 million fine, which included a $10,000 fine against BNSF lawyer Doug Poole and a criminal prosecution referral, and recused himself from the case.
April 05, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Fort Worth 342nd District Judge Bob McGrath surely had a full head of steam when he slapped a railway company with a $10 million fine in mid-March.
McGrath stopped a tort case filed against Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. after questioning whether the company had tampered with evidence. The family of engineer Randy Mann sued the company, alleging that his train collided with another because a distance light malfunctioned.
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