Legal Opinion

Jeff Mercer, L.L.C. v. State, Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 5, 2015No. 2014 CA 1752PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.

|3In this matter, two cases that were consolidated for all purposes, including trial and this appeal, concern one common issue of statutory interpretation: whether La. R.S. 9:2780.1 applies to public works contracts with the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), so as to prevent DOTD from requiring contractors to provide an Owners and Contractors Protective (OCP) liability insurance policy. Pursuant to the law of the case doctrine, we reiterate our holding in a related writ action, Mercer, L.L.C., et al v. State of Louisiana, Department of…

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