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 Jena Mura In Riggio v. Ports America Louisiana, LLC, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal examined issues of indemnification [...]

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 spent a substantial part of their work time performing manual labor. If the independent contractor has [...]

Fifth Circuit Emphasizes Compliance in Contractual Dispute Resolution; Reverses Arbitration Award and Affirms Waiver of Litigation Rights Case: Mary John Family LLC v. Stevens Construction & Design LLC, --- So.3d ---- (2024), 24-132 (La. App. 5 Cir. 10/30/24). Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Jennifer Mura Mary John Family, LLC (“MJF”) contracted with Stevens Construction & Design, LLC (“SC&D”) in 2020 [...]

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 that classify bidders by race or gender. Authors: Jonathan S. Forester and Trey A. Talley In [...]

Riess LeMieux has been ranked in the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally. This is the fifteenth consecutive year that Best Lawyers® has published the “Best Law Firms” rankings and the second year Best Lawyers has published the list independently. This announcement follows the news that seven Riess LeMieux attorneys were selected to Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch [...]

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 State Bar Association. Established in 1957, the House of Delegates is responsible for approving [...]

“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 judgments. For decades, the City has been able to ignore paying judgments due [...]

October 11, 2024 – Riess LeMieux is pleased to welcome Stuart “Stu” Richeson to the firm as Of Counsel in New Orleans. Stu’s primary areas of practice are construction litigation and commercial litigation. In particular, he practices in the area of commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction matters.  He has more than twenty-five years of experience in litigation and [...]