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CHOICE OF FORUM
| Choice of Law | Admission of Extrinsic Evidence | Insurer Allocation | Pre-Tender Fees | Statute of Limitations | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balancing the competing interests of the states | Facts set forth in the pleadings alone | If one claim is potentially covered, must defend entire suit | Recoverable | 10 Years | 
| Metropolitan Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 836 So. 2d 347, 350 (La. Ct. App. 2002) | Prestenbach v. Badeaux, 865 So. 2d 180, 182 (La. Ct. App. 2003) | Jensen v. Snellings, 841 F.2d 600, 612 (5th Cir. 1988) | American Safety & Risk Servs. v. Legion Indem. Co., 153 F. Supp. 2d 869, 875-78 (E.D. La. 2001) Peavey Co. v. M/V ANPA, 971 F.2d 1168, 1172 (5th Cir. 1992) Transcon. Pipe Line Corp. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Penn., 378 F. Supp. 2d 729, 739 (M.D. La. 2005)  | (C.C. Art. 2221) | 
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