Any Louisiana construction project has a number of steps that have to be executed correctly to produce the final result. These steps include the design, planning, supervision, inspection and construction of the building. If a deficiency occurs at any stage in the...
Month: December 2014
Louisiana Medicaid contract dispute results in extension
Louisiana residents should be interested to know that legislators have elected to extend Louisiana's current multimillion dollar Medicaid claims processing contract for an additional year. The vote on the extension was necessary when the governor effectively...
Louisiana-based Iberia Bank to acquire Atlanta-based bank
Louisiana residents should be interested to know that Louisiana-based Iberia Bank has announced its plan to merge with Georgia Commerce Bank. According to the announcement, Iberia Bank's acquisition of Atlanta-based Georgia Commerce Bank will be finalized in as little...
What employers should know about ADA litigation
The federal agency that is tasked with the enforcement of laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace is the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Since its inception, this agency has been entrusted with handling any and all litigation that is...
Can arbitration resolve complex construction disputes?
There are myths out there about alternative dispute resolution processes, such as arbitration, taking longer than and being as costly as litigation. However, according to the American Arbitration Association, in the construction industry, alternative dispute...