Claims In Pipe Damage Suit Ample Under Direct Action Statute, Defendants Argue

Mealey's (December 8, 2022, 11:23 AM EST) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana should deny an insurer’s motion to dismiss third-party complaints filed by two defendants in a lawsuit stemming from a subcontractor’s misapplication of a mold and mildew prevention product that damaged piping in an apartment construction project because the defendants sufficiently plead a claim under Louisiana’s direct action statute, the defendants argue in opposition briefs filed in Louisiana federal court....