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ADDISON v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. CO.

Civil Action No. 96-4142.

967 F.Supp. 173 (1997)

Barbara ADDISON, et al., v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

April 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Cummings, III, Frank Charles Dudenhefer, Jr., Cummings, Cummings & Dudenhefer, New Orleans, LA, Richard Duane McShan, McShan Law Firm, Amite, LA, for Barbara Addison.

Lawrence Emerson Abbott, Patrice W. Oppenheim, Abbott, Simses, Album & Knister, New Orleans, LA, for Illinois Central R. Co.

Robert E. Barkley, Jr., Thomas E. Schwab, Nicholas Dale Doucet, Barkley & Thompson, New Orleans, LA, William V. Johnson, Frank P. Nowicki, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Union Tank Car Co.

Louis Charles LaCour, Jr., Thomas J. Wyllie, Jeffrey E. Richardson, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, for ACF Indus. Inc.

Charles Morris Steen, Mark Charles Dodart, Neil Charles Abramson, Phelps, Dunbar, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for General American Transportation Corp.

ORDER AND REASONS

DUVAL, District Judge.

Before the Court is a Motion to Remand filed on behalf of plaintiffs. Having reviewed the pleadings, memoranda, and the relevant law, the Court finds merit in the motion.

BACKGROUND

On or about December 1, 1995, a freight train owned, organized and/or operated by the Illinois Central Railroad ("Illinois Central") was allegedly brought to a halt after numerous tank cars derailed and/or overturned...

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