{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-22-1807.17","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 22:1807.17","heading":"Umpire qualifications; conflicts of interest","body":"A. To qualify as an umpire, a person shall meet all of the following requirements:\n(1) Be either of the following:\n(a) An appraiser qualified pursuant to R.S. 22:1807.14.\n(b) An attorney licensed in this state with experience in first-party property damage litigation.\n(2) Have no disqualifying conflicts of interest listed in Subsection B of this Section, unless, after full disclosure, the parties agree in writing to waive an otherwise disqualifying conflict of interest.\nB. A disqualifying conflict of interest for an umpire exists if any of the following apply:\n(1) The umpire or a member of his immediate family is any of the following:\n(a) A party to the claim.\n(b) A current employee or contractor of a party.\n(c) A current employee of the adjuster or public adjuster, including business entity licensees, who adjusted the loss.\n(2) The umpire currently has an open claim or acts as a representative or public adjuster on an open claim with the insurer that is a party to the appraisal.\n(3) The umpire is a party or a member or employee of a law firm that represents a party to a current lawsuit with the insurer that is a party to the appraisal.\n(4) The umpire has any other direct or indirect interest, financial or otherwise, of any nature that substantially conflicts with the umpire's duties.","path":["SUBPART C-1. PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS§1863. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1389216","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:34Z","sha256":"89c3cbcc174c5989cc2af0b7d72ce0cbb42c1255abfc3dcfb77c34083a17974b","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-22-1807.16","next":"us-la/rs-22-1807.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}