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ADAMS v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

18-903.

273 So.3d 419 (2019)

Joshua L. ADAMS, et al. v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rendered May 29, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Warren DeJean , Attorney at Law, Post Office Box 4235, Lafayette, LA 70502, (337) 235-5294, SPECIAL MASTER, William H. Howard, III , Alissa A. Allison , Kathlyn G. Perez , Laura E. Carlisle , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C., 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600, New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 566-5200, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Union Pacific Railroad Company.

H. Alston Johnson, III , Steven J. Levine , Paul LeBlanc , John B. Shortess , Phelps Dunbar, LLP, Post Office Box 4412, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4412, (225) 346-0285, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Antonio M. Clayton , Clayton, Frugé & Ward, 3741 Highway 1 South, Port Allen, LA 70767, (225) 344-7000, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Elena A. Pecoraro , Grant F. Freeman , Anna M. Grand , Pecoraro Law Firm, 95 Woods Crossing, Suite 100, Lafayette, LA 70508, (337) 266-2233, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Union Pacific Railroad Company.

D. Blayne Honeycutt , Colt J. Fore , Hannah Honeycutt Calandro , Fayard & Honeycutt, 519 Florida Avenue, SW, Denham Springs, LA 70726, (225) 664-0304, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE: Charlene Brown.

Court composed of D. Kent Savoie, Candyce G. Perret, and Jonathan W. Perry, Judges.

This case is one of several stemming from a train derailment in Lawtell, Louisiana ("Lawtell Derailment") and those injuries suffered by members of the surrounding community. Defendant-Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company ("Union Pacific") appeals the trial court judgment that awarded Plaintiff, Charlene Brown, damages in the...

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