Legal Opinion
SWC Services, LLC v. Echelon Construction Services, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 2011No. 2010 CA 1113PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McClendon, j.
| ¾A payment bond insurer appeals a trial court judgment against it that awarded sanctions to a subcontractor’s previous counsel personally after settlement of the underlying dispute. For the following reasons, we vacate in part the judgment of the trial court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On January 18, 2007, Chenier Property Partners, L.L.C. (Chenier), as owner, and Echelon Construction Services, L.L.C. (Echelon), as general contractor, entered into a contract for the construction of the project known as Chenier Apartments lo cated in Mandeville, Louisiana. A payment bond in the…
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