Law Industries, LLC v. State of Louisiana, Department of Education, Recovery School District, and Advanced Environmental Consulting, LLC

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

LAW INDUSTRIES, LLC NO. 2020 CW 0555
VERSUS

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSULTING, INC. AUGUST 03, 2020

In Re: Orleans Parish School Board and Choice Foundation,
applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District
Court, Parish of Fast Baton Rouge, No. 676874,

BEFORE : HIGGINBOTHAM, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The trial court’s May 11, 2020 Judgment
sustaining the exception of nonjoinder filed by Law Industries,
LLC is hereby reversed. Pursuant to La. Code Civ. P. art. 641,
we find that complete relief can be granted herein among those
already parties, and while the Orleans Parish School Board and
the Choice Foundation claim an interest relating to this subject
matter, they are not situated such that an adjudication in their
absence would impair or impede their ability to protect that
interest or leave the parties herein subject to a substantial
risk of multiple or inconsistent obligations as the damages
sought herein differ from those sought in the case pending in
the Civil District Court in the Parish of Orleans. Therefore,
Law industries, LLC’s exception of nonjoinder is denied.

WIL

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

Ruel Rud

{DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT