Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2800.67 – Joinder of actions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2800.67
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
A. Two or more persons may join in one action under this Chapter as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at least one market for illegal controlled dangerous substances in common and if any portion of the period of use of an illegal controlled dangerous substance is concurrent with the period of use of an illegal controlled dangerous substance for every other plaintiff.
B. Two or more persons may be joined in one action under this Chapter as defendants, if those persons are liable to at least one plaintiff.
C. A plaintiff need not participate in obtaining and a defendant need not participate in defending against all of the relief demanded. Judgment may be given for one or more plaintiffs according to their respective rights to relief and against one or more defendants according to their respective liabilities.
Acts 1997, No. 719, §1.