Creekstone Juban I, L.L.C. v. Xl Insurance America, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #021 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 8th day of May, 2019, are as follows: BY CRICHTON, J.: 2018-CC-0748 CREEKSTONE JUBAN I, L.L.C. v. XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INC. (Parish of Livingston) We granted this writ to resolve the question of whether La. R.S. 22:868(A)(2) prohibits the enforcement of the forum selection clause in dispute. For the reasons set forth below, we find that the statute does not prohibit enforcement of the forum selection clause to which these parties contractually…