WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. v. SOO LINE RAILROAD CO.

No. 19-3129.

993 F.3d 503 (2021)

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 31, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Heath Gershengorn , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Steven M. Siros , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Linda T. Coberly , Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Andrew W. Davis , Stinson LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Ripple, Brennan, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Decades ago, railroad company Wisconsin Central, Ltd. entered into an agreement that included the purchase of rail lines from Soo Line Railroad Company. Part of that agreement allocated responsibility for future environmental liabilities. Years later, contamination was discovered

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