FISK ELEC. CO. v. WOODROW WILSON CONST. CO., INC.

No. 15-30684.

816 F.3d 311 (2016)

FISK ELECTRIC COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WOODROW WILSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd N. Shields (argued), Shields Mott, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terrence L. Brennan, Esq. , Keith Joseph Bergeron (argued), Isaac H. Ryan , Deutsch Kerrigan, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and OWEN, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


This appeal arises out of a subcontract dispute and resulting award of a statutory penalty and attorney's fees pursuant to Louisiana's Prompt Pay Statute, La. Stat. § 9:2784. The district court ruled on summary judgment that Woodrow Wilson Construction Company, a general contractor, did not have "reasonable cause" under the statute to...

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