ADAMS v. CSX RAILROADS

Nos. 2004-CA-1965, 2004-C-1880.

904 So.2d 13 (2005)

Leonard ADAMS, Michael Noah, Virginia Phillips, Debra Black, Desire Housing Projects Residents, Florida Housing Projects Residents, Press Park Housing Complex, et al. v. CSX RAILROADS (CS & X Railroad), CSX Transportation Co. (CS & X Transportation Co.), Southern Railroad System, Norfolk Southern Corporation. In re New Orleans Train Car Leakage Fire Litigation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 4, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bruno, David S. Scalia, Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans, LA, Bruce C. Dean, Bruce C. Dean, LLC, Metairie, LA, Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., Fayard & Honeycutt, Denham Springs, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Daniel Lund, H. Philip Radecker, Jr., Montgomery Barnett Brown Read Hammond & Mintz, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Joseph L. Shea, Jr., Kathryn Bloomfield, Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P., Shreveport, LA, for AMF-BRD, Inc.

Eric Shuman, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, New Orleans, LA, George E. Yokitis, Mindy J. Shreve, Deforest Koscelnik Yokitis & Kaplan, Pittsburgh, PA, for Nova Chemicals, Inc.

(Court composed of Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, and Judge LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR.).


DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.

In this appeal, the defendants, AMR-BRD, Inc. and Nova Chemicals, Inc., seek review of a trial court judgment, which granted the plaintiffs' order amending the previous case management order. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The instant case arises out of a mass tort class action proceeding, In Re: New Orleans Tank Car Leakage Fire Litigation 87-16374, filed in Orleans Parish...

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