Legal Opinion
In re New Orleans Train Car Leakage Fire Litigation
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 20, 2005No. 2000-CA-1919PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| MAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.
In September of 1987, a tank car leaking butadiene caught fire and burned for three days while the car was parked on the CSX tracks in the Gentilly area. Several thousand residents in the area were exposed to the effects of this fire and were forced to evacuate from their homes. A large number of residents brought actions against a number of defendants due to this event.
The case was certified as a class action and went to trial in the summer of 1997; this trial (phase I) concerned the issue of damages as to twenty “bellwether” plaintiffs as well as the class wide…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Gaspard v. LeMaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Scott v. Hosp. Serv. Dist. No. 1Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Cormier v. ComeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Raiford v. U.S. Industries/Ames Lawn & Garden ToolsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
- Arabie v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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