In the trial of any action to recover damages for personal injury, death, or property damages sustained by any party, in which action it is alleged that an owner, agent, shipper, transporter, or carrier of material transported by carrier acted in violation or failed to act in accordance with any provision of any state or federal transportation statute or regulation, such violation or alleged violation of any state or federal transportation statute or regulation shall not be prima facie evidence of negligence or fault. The comparative fault laws of Louisiana shall apply in these cases as in all other cases of negligence.
La. R.S. 9:2800.13
Violation of transportation statute or regulation; determination of causation; evidence
Known as the Justice for Victims of Abortion Drug Dealers Act
The act spans §§ 9-2789 to 9-2800.9 (100 sections).
Acts 2003, No. 1151, §1, eff
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.