Henderson v. Atmos Energy Corporation The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal recently addressed whether a contractor can be held vicariously liable for acts of an independent contractor. Authors: Christopher LeMieux and Michael Levatino The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal recently addressed whether a defendant can be held vicariously liable for the acts of an independent contractor. [...]

Attorneys: Michael Riess, Liz Lambert, and Michael Levatino Recently, Riess LeMieux secured a win for a local developer and property owner whose U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) 404 Clean Water Act (CWA) Permit was threatened by adjacent property owners (“Plaintiffs”). The dispute arose out of the Plaintiffs' challenge to the Corps granting of a 404 CWA Permit to All [...]

A.B.S. Services, Inc. v. James Construction Group, L.L.C. 2020-0841 (La. App. 1 Cir 7/22/21), 2021 WL 3087879 Authors: Michael S. Blackwell and Mary Claire Kramer Attorney Fees Not a Free-for-All under Louisiana Prompt Pay Statute In A.B.S. Services, Inc. v. James Construction Group, L.L.C.¸ the Louisiana First Circuit limited the recovery of attorney fees under the Louisiana Prompt Pay Statute [...]

Louisiana Licensing Board Now Requires Joint Ventures to be Licensed Authors: Christopher LeMieux and Jonathan Forester The Louisiana Licensing Board has changed the rule for contracting and bidding as a joint venture. Previously a bid or a contract could include the Louisiana Contractors License number of the joint venture OR the individual firm, regardless of whether that firm would operate [...]

Congratulations to Riess LeMieux partner, Jonathan Forester on being sworn in to the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association as a member of the Board of Directors. Riess LeMieux is proud to have you representing us!

Congratulations, Christopher LeMieux! Due to the extremely high voter feedback received, Christopher LeMieux’s peers have recognized him as one of the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" award recipients for his work in Construction Law in New Orleans. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" award.

Allen DeArmond v. E. Jacob Construction, Inc., 2021-0981 (La. App. 1 Cir. 4/8/22), 2022 WL 1055594. Authors: Liz Lambert and Ali Barnes Arbitrator’s Award of Attorney’s Fees Upheld Under the Open Account Statute, Even Though the Construction Contract Did Not Provide for Attorney’s Fees DeArmond is an appeal of an arbitration award entered in favor of E. Jacob Construction, Inc. [...]