The sole issue in this appeal is whether a defendant is required, under the amended Louisiana law governing compulsory reconvention and res judicata, to assert a reconventional demand for alleged defamation arising out of allegations made in the plaintiff's petition. In order to decide this issue, we must determine whether the new statutory rules governing compulsory reconvention and res judicata...
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