EDWARDS, JR. v. CHRYSLER MOTOR CO., INC.

No. 2007 CA 0326.

984 So.2d 85 (2008)

Byard EDWARDS, Jr., et al. v. CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY, INC. and/or Daimler Chrysler Motors Company, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byard Edwards, Jr., Hammond, LA, In Proper Person Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jenel G. Secrease, Hammond, LA and Max Folkenflik, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Byard Edwards, Jr.

David G. Radlauer, Tara G. Richard, New Orleans, LA, and Jeffrey S. Russell, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee, DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Before CARTER, C.J., PETTIGREW, and WELCH, JJ.


WELCH, J.

In this appeal, plaintiff, Byard Edwards, Jr., appeals a judgment denying his motion to amend a petition to reassert class action claims following the dismissal of those claims by the trial court. Plaintiff also appeals the dismissal of his individual claim on the basis of abandonment. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On May 8, 2000, plaintiff, an attorney, filed a "nationwide class action" lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Chrysler), seeking...

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