Adams v. CSX Railroads

| 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 Civil District Court in 1987 against nine defendants. Certification was sought and granted of a class of individuals allegedly harmed by the tank car fire.…