Union Pac. R.R. v. Taylor Truck Line, Inc.

Full title: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. TAYLOR TRUCK LINE, INC., ET AL…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION

Date published: Sep 13, 2017

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-0074 (W.D. La. Sep. 13, 2017)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-0074 CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-2460

09-13-2017

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. TAYLOR TRUCK LINE, INC., ET AL. --(consolidated with)-- R & L BUILDERS SUPPLY, INC., ET AL. v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, ET AL.

JUDGE ROBERT G. JAMES

MAG. JUDGE KAREN L. HAYES

JUDGMENT

For the reasons set forth in this Court's Ruling,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Speed [Doc. No. 191] filed by Union Pacific Railroad Co. ("Union Pacific") is GRANTED. The Taylor Entities and any other opposing parties are precluded from presenting testimony or arguing to the jury in support of a claim or defense that Union Pacific was negligent based on the speed of the train at the time of the collision at issue.

MONROE, LOUISIANA, this 13^st day of September, 2017.

/s/ _________

ROBERT G. JAMES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE