Charles Dickens wrote in Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” At first blush, it may seem out of place to talk about a topic so common as claims during a worldwide pandemic, but maybe it is the “best of times” to do so. As we […]
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Ready for the Challenge? Learn the Law to Avoid Claims And Disputes
PE Magazine, May-June 2020 At first blush, it may seem out of place to talk about a topic so common as claims during a worldwide pandemic. As we work to become united against the common, viral threat facing our country, and as these United States recognize that construction is an “essential” business and trade, we […]
Absolute Nullities and its Effects
Article Written in conjunction with LAGC webinar titled “When a Construction Contract is declared Null & Void- What’s Next?” Fall 2023 Contracts are absolutely null when formed in violation of prohibitory law. Louisiana Civil Code article 7 provides: “Persons may not by their juridical acts derogate from laws enacted for the protection of the public […]
Contract Intrepretation and Enforcement in Arbitration 1
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Pelican Chapter Merit Shop Message, Fall 2021 When Can An Arbitration Award Be Challenged? Louisiana continues to struggle with unprecedented challenges including multiple major hurricanes, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. Our courts are doing the best they can to cope with these obstacles. Arbitration, as an alternative to litigation, […]