Riess LeMieux is pleased to announce Michael R. C. Riess, Christopher K. LeMieux, Jonathan S. Forester, and Michael S. Blackwell have been recognized in the 2023 New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers List for Construction Law. New Orleans Magazine releases an annual ranking of attorneys across various practices in the Greater New Orleans area. Attorneys included in the Top Lawyers List [...]

The Louisiana First Circuit Again Holds a Payment Bond Surety Liable Despite Release of Lien Bond Filing, Following its Recent Decision in L&A Contracting Co. v. State Through Dep’t of Transp. & Dev. Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Spencer A. Johnson SATCO, Incorporated v. Professional Application Services, Inc., 23-12 (La. App. 1 Cir. 10/19/23), ___ So. 3d ___, 2023 WL [...]

  Riess LeMieux has been ranked in the 2024 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally. This is the fourteenth consecutive year that Best Lawyers® has announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Riess LeMieux received the following rankings in the 2024 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Regional Tier 1 New Orleans Construction Law Litigation - Construction Regional Tier 3 New [...]

Additional insured status may not be enough to trigger coverage for project owners under a Construction All Risk Policy. Authors: Michael S. Blackwell and Hannah Marler The general contractor, The McDonnel Group, LLC (“McDonnel”) initially filed suit against its insurers, Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company and Lexington Insurance Company (“Defendants”) in relation to six loss incidents that occurred at the [...]

Riess LeMieux is pleased to announce that Liz Lambert was recognized as a member of the 2023 New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law class and recognized in a special publication and at a reception at the New Orleans Museum of Art to celebrate the honorees. Liz is a partner and represents contractors, owners, insurers, self-insureds and subcontractors in personal injury [...]

The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Upholds Statutory Employer Clause in Contract and Clarifies its Holding in Prejean v. Maintenance Enterprises, Inc. Authors: Christopher K. LeMieux and Spencer A. Johnson In Abdul v. Touro Infirmary & Hebrew Benv. Assn., 23-494 (La. App. 4 Cir. 10/5/23), ___ So. 3d ___, 2023 WL 6475450, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal considered the validity [...]

L&A Contracting Company v. State of Louisiana, et.al. 2023 WL 5281846 Recent First Circuit Decisions Holds Payment Bond Surety Liable Despite Release of Lien Bond Filing Authors: Michael S. Blackwell and Robyn A. Brown The Louisiana First Circuit’s recent ruling on public works project involving the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”) found that even when a release of [...]

Planet Construction J2911, LLC v. Gemini Insurance Co., 2023 WL 4697602 (W.D. La. 7/21/23) Authors: Robert W. Tschirn and Michael Levatino The United States District Court for The Western District of Louisiana recently found that a commercial general liability policy did not provide coverage for the subcontractor’s defective work; however, the policy did provide coverage for the resulting damage arising [...]