Legal Opinion
Shelter Mutual Insurance Company v. Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. of Louisiana
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 1, 2014No. 2013-CC-1977PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Chief Justice.
hWe granted this writ application to resolve a split in the circuit courts of appeal regarding whether forum selection clauses are per se violative of public policy in Louisiana. Answering that question in the *872negative, we reverse the rulings of the lower courts.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Shelter Mutual Property Insurance Company (“Shelter”) retained Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. (“Rimkus”) to provide an engineering evaluation and expert witness services in connection with its defense of litigation resulting from a claim for hurricane damages brought by a corporation…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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