ADAMS v. CSX RAILROADS

No. 92-CA-1077.

615 So.2d 476 (1993)

Leonard ADAMS, et al. v. CSX RAILROADS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry S. Hardin, III, Raymond J. Salassi, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for appellants.

David W. Robinson, Baton Rouge, and Henry T. Dart, Metairie, for appellees.

Before BYRNES, CIACCIO and LANDRIEU, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

This is an appeal from a ruling of the trial court granting plaintiffs' motion for certification of these consolidated cases as a class action. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

Facts

This dispute arose out of an incident which began on September 9, 1987 at approximately 1:50 a.m., when a chemical known as butadiene leaked from the bottom opening of a railroad tank car while it was situated on a railroad interchange in...

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