Legal Opinion

Southern Industrial Contractors, LLC v. Western Builders of Amarillo, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 15, 2010No. 45,779-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

|2Southern Industrial Contractors (“Southern”) appeals a summary judgment that dismissed its claims against Western Builders of Amarillo Inc. and Western Builders’ attorney, John Hoychick Jr. We affirm.

Procedural Background

In previous litigation in the Fifth JDC, Western Builders, represented by Hoy-chick, sued Southern and other defendants, including Aztec Paving. In August 2006 the parties jointly moved to seal the record and simultaneously executed a settlement agreement containing a confidentiality clause:

Further, as a material part of the settlement, Western, its representatives, * ⅞ *…

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