Legal Opinion
Laborde v. Pecot
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2006No. Nos. CW 2005-285, CW 2005-304, CW 2005-330, CW 2005-365, CW 2005-369, CW 2005-374, CW 2005-376, CW 2005-401, CW 2005-406, CW 2005-407, CW 2005-1011, CW 2005-1044, CW 2005-1057PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
AMY, Judge.
hThe defendants filed applications for supervisory writs with this court after the trial court denied their exceptions of no right of action and various other exceptions. This court granted the writs, noting both that La.R.S. 22:655 does not provide for direct action in state court against the insurer of a party claiming sovereign immunity and that the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe is an indispensable party to the state court matter as previously held in Bonnette v. Tunica-Biloxi Indians d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort, 02-919 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/28/03), 873 So.2d 1. The Louisiana Supreme…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dumas v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF CULT., REC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Bonnette v. Tunica-Biloxi IndiansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana v. PecotDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2004
- Laborde v. PecotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Laborde v. PecotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
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- Laborde v. PecotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006