Bill > HB142

This bill makes several changes to Louisiana's Code of Civil Procedure and related statutes, primarily aimed at modernizing and clarifying legal procedures. Key provisions include updating rules for protective orders and introducing "motions to quash" to address discovery disputes, ensuring that trial notices are automatically sent to all legal counsel or self-represented parties, and clarifying the definitions of interlocutory, final, and partial final judgments to better align with appealability rules. It also specifies that certain interlocutory orders, like those concerning class action certification or preliminary injunctions, are not subject to the standard notice delays. Furthermore, the bill mandates that related appeals and writs arising from the same case be assigned to the same judicial panel to avoid duplicate rulings, and it increases the monetary jurisdiction for claims that can be transferred from small claims court to a higher court. Finally, it repeals a specific provision related to expert disclosures and directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to add a comment clarifying that rulings on expert qualifications are generally not appealable.

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