Legal Opinion
Ned v. Union Pacific Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 2015No. Nos. 14-1310PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEATY, Judge.
|¶ Plaintiffs1 appeal the trial court’s granting of a partial motion for summary judgment in favor of Defendants, Union Pacific Corporation, Union Pacific Railroad Corporation (Union Pacific), PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG), W.J. Peard, A.L. Great-house, Tommy G. Brown, and Dallas States. For the following reasons, the trial court’s judgment is affirmed.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In this toxic tort matter, residents of the Fisherville neighborhood in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which was located near a railroad yard wherein a hazardous chemical spill occurred, filed a negligence…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Capo v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- CTS Corp. v. WaldburgerSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Marin v. Exxon Mobil Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Succession Savoie v. CarmoucheLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
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