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Union Pacific asks US rail board not to 'import' DOJ’s discovery methods

By Ilana Kowarski ( March 5, 2026, 22:13 GMT | Insight) -- Union Pacific Railroad told the US Surface Transportation Board that using identical Department of Justice discovery procedures during its vetting of UP's planned acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern would be unfair due to “fundamental statutory and procedural differences.”Union Pacific Railroad told the US Surface Transportation Board that using identical Department of Justice discovery procedures for mergers during its vetting of UP's planned acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern would be unfair due to “fundamental statutory and procedural differences.”...

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