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§6:1351. Professional responsibility

RS 6:1351 – Professional responsibility Unless otherwise agreed in writing, attorneys licensed to practice law in this state and their law firms and licensed certified public accountants and their firms, while acting in the course and scope of providing legal, accounting, auditing, consulting, and other professional services to federally insured financial institutions, shall have no […]

§6:1352. Professional liability

RS 6:1352 – Professional liability A. An attorney or licensed certified public accountant providing legal, accounting, auditing, consulting, or other professional services to a federally insured financial institution shall only be liable for actions or inactions based upon traditional concepts of legal or accounting malpractice judged under accepted standards within the locality where such attorney […]

§6:1353. Officers and directors

RS 6:1353 – Officers and directors Attorneys or licensed certified public accountants serving as officers or directors, or both, of federally insured financial institutions while acting in that capacity are held to the same standard of fiduciary responsibility and liability as other non-attorney or non-certified public accountant officers and directors of the institution. Acts 1991, […]

§6:1354. Imposition of greater standards; liability

RS 6:1354 – Imposition of greater standards; liability Any person who unsuccessfully attempts to impose a greater standard of responsibility or liability than that provided by this Chapter shall be liable for attorney fees incurred in the defense of such attempt and for damages, whether foreseeable or not. Acts 1991, No. 602, §1.