Alexander v. Norfolk Southern Corp.

| defendants seek review of a judgment certifying this matter as a class action. For the reasons that follow, we grant defendants’ writ and reverse the judgment of certification.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This matter arises out of a chemical spill from a railroad tank car which occurred on September 18, 2001 in the City of New Orleans. The New Orleans Fire Department investigated and determined ethyl acrylic fumes were leaking from valves on two railroad cars that had been parked for less than an hour while waiting for another train. The fire department tightened the valves, and the trains…