Barber Brothers Contracting Company, LLC v. Capitol City, — So.3d —, 2024 WL 5162733, 2023-00788 (La. 12/19/24)
Louisiana Supreme Court Revisits Damage Awards in Barber Brothers Case: A Closer Look into the Application of Pete v. Boland Marine.
Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Emilia Duncan
In […]
Timothy Ladner, et al. v. Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, LLC, et al., 2024 WL 5054503 (La. 4th Cir., Dec. 10, 2024).
Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals expands the Louisiana Construction Anti-Indemnity Act as it relates to additional insured coverage.
Authors: […]
Riess LeMieux is pleased to welcome Molly M. Jones to the firm as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, Molly gained extensive experience in the New Orleans real estate industry working as a title attorney, property manager, and realtor.
Additionally, Molly has […]
Hard Stop on Arbitration Agreements in Louisiana Public Contract Insurance Agreements
Authors: Robert W. Tschirn and Antonio J. Torres
The Louisiana Supreme Court has laid down a decisive ruling in Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co.
The Fourth Circuit Explores the Limits of Contractual Indemnity versus Insurance Obligations in Riggio v. Ports America.
Thomas Riggio v. Ports America Louisiana, L.L.C. et al., — So.3d —-, 2024-0436 (La. App. 4 Cir. 12/5/24).
Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and […]
Know Your Limits – Protections for Employers Utilizing Independent Contractors are Narrowed by the Louisiana Second Circuit
Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Hannah M. Marler
Under Louisiana’s worker’s compensation statutes, independent contractors are “expressly excluded” from seeking worker’s compensation benefits unless that independent contractor […]
Mid-Am. Milling Co., LLC v. United States Dep’t of Transportation, No. 3:23-CV-00072-GFVT, 2024 WL 4267183 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 23, 2024).
US Court applies the Fourteenth Amendment to preclude the US Department of Transportation or other government agencies from enacting policies on public bid projects […]
Congratulations to Trey Talley for his appointment as a delegate from the Forty-First Judicial District to the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association, covering Orleans Parish, for the 2025 to 2027 term.
The House of Delegates is the policy-making body of the Louisiana […]
“Show me the Money” – Recent Changes to the City of New Orleans Judgment Payout Process
Authors – Jonathan S. Forester and Olivia Maynard
The City of New Orleans (“the City”) recently enacted an ordinance requiring the City to begin issuing payments for years of unpaid legal […]
Crescent City Remodeling LLC v. CMR Construction and Roofing LLC – Navigating Complexities in Construction Contracts and Insurance Coverage Disputes
Authors: Jonathan S. Forester and Antonio Torres
Background of the Dispute
In Crescent City Remodeling LLC v. CMR Construction & […]