Louisiana Appeals Panel Decreases Amount Awarded To Woman With Damaged Home

LAKE CHARLES, La. - The Third Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeal on Feb. 6 agreed to reduce damages awarded to a homeowner in a construction defects case, holding that some of the money awarded constituted duplicate damages (Mary P. Ogea v. Travis Merritt, et al., No. 12-1028, La. App., 3rd Cir.; 2013 La. App. LEXIS 192). Full story on lexis.com