Selected among the Top 50 Law Firms in the country focused on construction law.
Riess LeMieux is again selected as one of The Top 50 Construction Law Firms™ in the country by Construction Executive Magazine.
Riess LeMieux is pleased to announce that one of the most prestigious construction industry […]
Army Corps Ordered To Award $5M Deal To Col. It Flipped On
Riess LeMieux Partner, Jonathan S. Forester, Secures $5M Federal Bid Protest Win and contract award for client in U.S Court of Federal Claims.
Author: Alyssa Aquino (Law 360)
Law360 (May 23, 2024, 4:57 PM EDT) […]
RACM, LLC v. Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church of Lake Charles, 2024 WL 1607491 (W.D. La. Apr. 12, 2024)
Louisiana Federal Court Holds that Water Mitigation Work Does Not Require a Louisiana Contractor’s License
In 2018, after noticing a gap in Louisiana legal resources geared to the construction industry, Riess LeMieux’s founding partners, Michael R.C. Riess and Christopher K. LeMieux sought to build a firm to uniquely meet the legal needs of top businesses and professionals in the industry. The pair started Riess LeMieux with over 50 […]
Bonilla v. Verges Rome Architects, 2024 WL 1229219, 2023-00928 (La. 3/22/24)
Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Trey Talley
LASC rules that design professionals do not necessarily owe an all-encompassing safety duty on projects.
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently held that design professionals on a construction project do not […]
Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Hannah Marler
A Cautionary Tale: CGL Exclusion for Wrap Up Projects Leaves Subcontractor Who Fails to Properly Enroll in CCIP without Insurance Coverage.
A recent Fourth Circuit decision is a stark reminder about conflicts in coverage […]
Calvin J. Hill, Individually and as the Executor of the Succession of Elnora Johnson Hill v. TMR Exploration, Inc., Park Exploration, Inc., and Vitol Resources, Inc. 2022-0744 (La. App. 1 Cir. 12/19/2023) 2023 WL 8742973:
Under La. R.S. 9:2773, Contractors Are Only Sureties to the […]
City of Ruston v. Womack Son Constr. Grp., 55,328 (La. App. 2 Cir. 11/15/23), 2023 WL 7570765:
Breadth of Change Order Release Waives Owner’s Later Claims against General Contractor
Authors: Jonathan S. Forester and Jace M. Weber
City of Ruston is […]
First Circuit Upholds Five-Year Peremptive Period for Construction-Related Claims under Two Separate Statutes
Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Mary Claire Kramer
Two recent First Circuit cases examine the five-year preemptive period applicable to design professionals and contractors in the context of two different […]
Riess LeMieux is pleased to announce the recognition of six attorneys in the 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers publication. Super Lawyers releases an annual list of top attorneys across a number of practice areas. The selections are based on independent research and peer reviews.