Art. 3546. Punitive damages
Art. 3546. Punitive damages Punitive damages may not be awarded by a court of this state unless authorized: (1) By the law of the state where the injurious conduct occurred and by either the law of the state where the resulting injury occurred or the law of the place where the person whose conduct caused […]
Art. 3547. Exceptional cases
Art. 3547. Exceptional cases The law applicable under Articles 3543-3546 shall not apply if, from the totality of the circumstances of an exceptional case, it is clearly evident under the principles of Article 3542, that the policies of another state would be more seriously impaired if its law were not applied to the particular issue. […]
Art. 3548. Domicile of juridical persons
Art. 3548. Domicile of juridical persons For the purposes of this Title, and provided it is appropriate under the principles of Article 3542, a juridical person that is domiciled outside this state, but which transacts business in this state and incurs a delictual or quasi-delictual obligation arising from activity within this state, shall be treated […]
Art. 3533. Immovables situated in this state
Art. 3533. Immovables situated in this state Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in this state is governed by the law of this state. The forced heirship law of this state does not apply if the deceased was domiciled outside this state at the time of death […]
Art. 3534. Immovables situated in another state
Art. 3534. Immovables situated in another state Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in another state is governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state. If the deceased died domiciled in this state and left at least one forced heir who […]
Art. 3516. Meaning of “State”
Art. 3516. Meaning of "State" As used in this Book, the word "state" denotes, as may be appropriate: the United States or any state, territory, or possession thereof; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and any foreign country or territorial subdivision thereof that has its own system of law. Acts 1991, No. […]
Art. 3535. Real rights in immovables
TITLE V. REAL RIGHTS Art. 3535. Real rights in immovables Real rights in immovables situated in this state are governed by the law of this state. Real rights in immovables situated in another state are governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state. Whether a thing is an immovable […]
Art. 3517. Renvoi
Art. 3517. Renvoi Except as otherwise indicated, when the law of another state is applicable under this Book, that law shall not include the law of conflict of laws of that state. Nevertheless, in determining the state whose law is applicable to an issue under Articles 3515, 3519, 3537, and 3542, the law of conflict […]
Art. 3536. Real rights in corporeal movables
Art. 3536. Real rights in corporeal movables Real rights in corporeal movables are governed by the law of the state in which the movable was situated at the time the right was acquired. Nevertheless, after the removal of a movable to this state, a real right acquired while the movable was situated in another state […]
Art. 3518. Domicile
Art. 3518. Domicile For the purposes of this Book, the domicile of a person is determined in accordance with the law of this state. A juridical person may be treated as a domiciliary of either the state of its formation or the state of its principal place of business, whichever is most pertinent to the […]