Union Pacific Railroad v. Cezar

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

This appeal arises from a collision between a pickup and a train in Vinton, Louisiana. We reverse and remand with instructions to transfer the case to the District Clerk in Harris County, Texas.

Background Facts

On the afternoon of July 22, 2005, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) freight train traveling on Union Pacific Railroad’s (UP’s) right-of-way struck a pickup driven by Patsy Ardoin. Ardoin died at the scene. Ardoin’s daughter, Jasmine, was a passenger in the pickup; she received spinal cord injuries resulting in paraplegia.

The collision occurred at the…