United States Fifth Circuit

In a breach of contract action concerning mold remediation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where Louisiana's rule of absolute nullity for a contracting agreement entered into without the benefit of a contractor's license limited plaintiff's recovery to "the actual cost of materials, services and labor."

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2009
• Published 08/05/2009

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harvey C. Koch (argued), Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, Francis P. Accardo (argued), Pugh, Accardo, Haas & Radecker, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Edwin Scott Hackenberg (argued), John L. Henchy, Henchy, Verbois & Hackenberg, Baton Rouge, LA, for St. Tammany Park, LLC., Michael J. Vondenstein, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Metairie, LA, for Colony Ins. Co., William P. Bryan, III (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Amicus Curiae, State of LA., W. Lee Kohler, Joseph P. Guichet, Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, for Amicus Curiae, Travelers Indem. Co. of CT.