{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-9-4265","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 9:4265","heading":"Default of a party","body":"Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if, without showing sufficient cause:\n(1) The claimant fails to communicate his statement of claim in accordance with R.S. 9:4263(A), the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings.\n(2) The respondent fails to communicate his statement of defense in accordance with R.S. 9:4263(A), the arbitral tribunal shall continue the proceedings without treating the failure in itself as an admission of the claimant's allegations.\n(3) Any party fails to appear at a hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitral tribunal may continue the proceedings and make the award on the evidence before it.","path":["TITLE 9. CIVIL CODE-ANCILLARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=408497","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"17f74b3601698330ff6c73348e740a8f5f6e6144b9e81391d7527abd71626f69","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-9-4264","next":"us-la/rs-9-4266"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}