Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1-742.2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

            A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident who is or has been a director of a domestic corporation as to a cause of action arising from a breach by the nonresident of a duty owed to the corporation or its shareholders because of the nonresident’s position as a director.

            Acts 2017, No. 57, §1.