Case Name: Alton W. STEWART, Jr. v. BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-11-20
Citations: 257 So. 3d 177
Docket Number: NO. 2018-CC-1521
Parties: Alton W. STEWART, Jr.
v.
BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 257
Pages: 177–177

Head Matter:
Alton W. STEWART, Jr.
v.
BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al.
NO. 2018-CC-1521
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 20, 2018
ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF CALCASIEU

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Granted. We find the district court abused its discretion by denying relators' exception of lack of personal jurisdiction as a sanction for failure to comply with discovery. See generally Horton v. McCary , 93-2315 (La. 4/11/94), 635 So.2d 199. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is vacated and set aside insofar as it denies the exception as a sanction. The case is remanded to the district court for imposition of a less drastic sanction and for reconsideration of the exception of lack of personal jurisdiction on the merits.
The district court's judgment is somewhat confusing because it denies the exception as a sanction but also purports to deny it on the merits. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the exception, we find it appropriate to vacate the judgment of the district court in its entirety with regard to the exception and remand the matter for reconsideration of the exception.