United States Fifth Circuit

In a negligence action regarding flood control construction projects, the dismissal of Defendant's third-party complaint is affirmed, where Defendant's claims were barred by res judicata due to a prior state court action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/08/2009
• Published 04/08/2009

Judges

• OWEN, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James B. Irwin (argued), Douglas John Moore, David Wayne O'Quinn, Irwin, Fritchie, Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans, La, for Sewerage and Water Bd. of New Orleans., Harry Joseph Phillips, Jr., Todd Sinclaire Manuel, Margaret Lynn Tooke (argued), Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, for Fidelity Guar. Ins. Co., David Joseph Bourgeois, Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister, Winstock, Metairie, LA, Joseph G. Gallagher, Jr. (argued), Hulse & Wanek, New Orleans, LA, for Brown, Cunningham & Gannuch, Inc., Joseph G. Gallagher, Jr. (argued), Hulse & Wanek, New Orleans, La, for Continental Cas. Co., Terrence L. Brennan, Keith Joseph Bergeron (argued), Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Schrenk & Peterson Consulting Engineers, Inc., Herman C. Hoffman (argued), Betty Finley Mullin, Somin, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, LA, for James Const. Group, LLC.