La. Court Lets Case Proceed Despite Lack of Indispensable Party

BATON ROUGE, La. - Plaintiffs alleging personal injuries from mold at a tribal casino can pursue claims against building contractors and insurers despite defendants' claim that the immunity granted tribal owners means the case lacks a necessary party, a Louisiana appellate court ruled en banc on Nov. 2. Laborde, et al. v. New Horizon Kids Quest IV Inc., et al., No. CW-05-285 (La. Ct. App., 3rd Cir.).

Louisiana's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals said the circumstances have changed since the court affirmed dismissals in three earlier lawsuits after finding that the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana was an indispensable party (See …