BARNETT v. WATKINS

No. 2006 CA 2442.

970 So.2d 1028 (2007)

Robert A. BARNETT, et al. v. Candace WATKINS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied December 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Barnett, William Christopher Beary, R. Ray Orrill, Jr., Angel L. Byrum, New Orleans, Peyton B. Burkhalter, Dennis H. Carriere, Metairie, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants Robert A. Barnett and Lisa Z. Barnett.

Glen E. Mercer, Kourtney Twenhafel French, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Assurance Company of America.

Richard S. Vale, Christopher K. Lemieux, Pamela F. Noya, Metairie, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Ashland Homes, Inc., Candace Watkins, and Gregory Gordon.

Deborah Cunningham Foshee, Jon A. Van Steenis, Covington, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Candace Watkins, Inc. and Trevor Watkins.

Thomas L. Gaudry, Jr., William H. Voight, Gretna, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Gregory C. Gordon, Inc., Lynn Arnold Gordon, and Gregory G. Gordon.

Before: GAIDRY, McDONALD, and McCLENDON, JJ.


GAIDRY, J.

This is an appeal of a partial summary judgment dismissing some, but not all, of the plaintiff homeowners' claims against the liability insurer of their general contractor, based upon a finding that the New Home Warranty Act, La. R.S. 9:3141, et seq., barred the assertion of the dismissed claims and related damages. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The plaintiffs, Robert A. Barnett and Lisa Z. Barnett, are husband and wife...

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