BEYER v. ACME TRUCK LINE, INC.

No. 01-CA-631.

802 So.2d 798 (2001)

Amanda BEYER, et al., v. ACME TRUCK LINE, INC. et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gladstone N. Jones, III, Peter N. Freiberg, Smith, Jones & Fawer, New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellants (Amanda Beyer, et al).

Howard E. Sinor, Jr., Tina C. Santopadre, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, New Orleans, LA, John W. Robinson, John W. Robinson, A Professional Law Corporation, Gretna, LA, Attorneys for Appellee/Defendant (Acme Truck Line, Inc.).

S. Daniel Meeks, John B. Esnard, III, Reich, Meeks & Treadway, Metairie, LA, Attorneys for Appellee/Defendant (Venture Transport, Inc. and ASCO Group Company).

Alfred S. Lippman, Dale P. Martin, David M. Thorguson, Lippman, Mahfouz & Martin, Morgan City, LA, Attorneys for Appellee/Defendant (Ace Transportation, Inc.).

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


SOL GOTHARD, Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal from the trial court's decision granting defendants' peremptory exception of preemption dismissing plaintiffs' suit with prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

Plaintiffs instituted this suit by the filing of a class action petition against three defendants: Acme Truck Line, Inc.; Venture Transport, Inc., an ASCO Group Company; and Ace Transportation, Inc. In their petition...

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