Opinion
2022 CW 0271
06-06-2022
WANDA CASBY v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, COX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., AND RICKIE THOMAS
In Re: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, Cox Communication Louisiana, L.L.C., and Rickie Thomas, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 705450.
BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND THERIOT, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The trial court abused its discretion in denying the Motion to Transfer Pursuant to Forum Non Conveniens filed by defendants, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Cox Communication Louisiana, LLC, and Rickie Thomas, as the convenience of the parties and witnesses, as well as the interest of justice, require this case to be heard in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson. La. Code Civ. P. art. 123. See also Holland v. Lincoln General Hospital, 2010-0038 (La. 10/19/10), 48 So.3d 1050. Accordingly, the trial court's ruling denying the Motion for Change of Venue on the Basis of Forum Non Conveniens filed by defendants is reversed. The Motion for Change of Venue on the Basis of Forum Non Conveniens is granted. The case is remanded to the trial court, which is instructed to transfer the matter to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson.
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