RS 9:4265 - Default of a party

LA Rev Stat § 9:4265 (2018) (N/A)
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§4265. Default of a party

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if, without showing sufficient cause:

(1) The claimant fails to communicate his statement of claim in accordance with R.S. 9:4263(A), the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings.

(2) The respondent fails to communicate his statement of defense in accordance with R.S. 9:4263(A), the arbitral tribunal shall continue the proceedings without treating the failure in itself as an admission of the claimant's allegations.

(3) Any party fails to appear at a hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitral tribunal may continue the proceedings and make the award on the evidence before it.

Acts 2006, No. 795, §1.