La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 593.2
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 593.2, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Class actions; forum non conveniens
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 123, within thirty days of the certification of a class under Article 591 by a different Louisiana court regarding the same transaction or occurrence and encompassing one or more of the same plaintiffs suing in the same capacities against one or more of the same defendants in the same capacities, any court where a related putative class action is pending may, upon contradictory motion, in the interests of justice and for good cause shown, transfer the putative class action to the district where the related action has been certified.
Acts 2012, No. 713, ยง1.
Acts 2012, No. 713, ยง1.
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