The firm “Construction Law Update” addresses recent developments in Louisiana State and Federal court construction law matters. To view the update click here: Construction Law Update – August 2025
Some of the topics included:
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- One-Year Prescriptive Period Superceded
- Demand for Indemnity – Subcontractor motion to dismiss third-party demand Denied
- Resolution of a Dispute as a Result of Change Order
- Collateral Source Rule
- Claim against Roofing Manufacturer Duty to Inspect Installation of a Roof Rejected
- Independent Contractors and Workers’ Compensation
- Forum Selection Clause Upheld
- Doctrine of Negligent Professional Undertaking and Unjust Enrichment
- Claim for Damages Under the Copyright Act
- Damages for Defective Work
- Abandonment
- Enforcement of a Contract Provision
- Enforcement of Policy Exclusions with Respect to Work Performed
- Party Not Entitled to Arbitration and Default Judgment Annulled
- Effects of a Release of Lien Bond
- New York Arbitration Convention and Preemption of L.R.S. 9:2779
- Request for Mandamus Denied
- Motion to Vacate an Arbitration Award
- Prescription of a Subrogation Claim
- Disqualification of a Bidder
- Applicability of Louisiana Law on a Federal Enclave and the Louisiana Construction Anti-Indemnity Act
- Judgment Dismissing a Claim Under the Public Works Act Reversed
- Order Vacating an Arbitration Award Affirmed
- Peremption for a Public Work
- Bodily Injury Exclusion of a Professional Liability Policy Upheld
For more information or questions, contact John Stewart at (504) 799-4529
