Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. FitzGerald Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2006No. 04-30598, 05-30074PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is the consolidation of two actions, both of which involve FitzGerald Contractors, Inc. (“FitzGerald”), a subcontractor, seeking compensation under Louisiana’s Private Works Act, La.Rev,Stat. Ann. §§ 9:4801-55 (West 1991 & Supp. 2005) (“PWA”), from Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, Inc. (“F&D”), a surety, for work performed on construction projects in Louisiana. F&D seeks to avoid liability by asserting the defense of peremption under subsection 9:4813(E) of the PWA. Two questions are presented on appeal: (1) whether FitzGerald’s filing of an involuntary…
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