CAJUN CONTI LLC v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS

NO. 2021-CA-0343.

366 So.3d 221 (2022)

CAJUN CONTI LLC, Cajun Cuisine 1 LLC, and Cajun Cuisine LLC d/b/a Oceana Grill, v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON and Governor John B. Edwards in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Louisiana, and The State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted for Clarification Only, Rehearing En Banc Denied August 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Houghtaling, II , GAUTHIER, HOUGHTALING & WILLIAMS, L.L.C., 3500 North Hullen Street, Metairie, LA 70002, Jennifer Perez , GAUTHIER MURPHY & HOUGHTALING, L.L.C., 3500 N. Hullen St, Metairie, LA 70002, Daniel Ernest Davillier , DAVILLIER LAW GROUP, 1010 Common Street, Suite 2510, New Orleans, LA 70112, Roderick Rico, Alvendia ALVENDIA KELLY & DEMAREST, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1625, New Orleans, LA 70112-4500, Jennifer L. Kuechmann , ALVENDIA, KELLY & DEMAREST, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1625, New Orleans, LA 70112, James M. Williams , CHEHARDY SHERMAN WILLIAMS MURRAY RECILE STAKELUM & HAYES, LLP, One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1100, Metairie, LA 70001, Phillip J. Laborde , CHEHARDY SHERMAN WILLIAMS MURRAY RECILE STAKELUM & HAYES, LLP, One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1100, Metairie, LA 70001, Matthew A. Sherman , CHEHARDY SHERMAN WILLIAMS MURRAY RECILE STAKELUM & HAYES, LLP, 1717 Arch Street Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103, John N. Ellison , REED SMITH, LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

Kyle D. Schonekas , SCHONEKAS EVANS McGOEY & McEACHIN, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112, Joelle Flannigan Evans , SCHONEKAS EVANS McGOEY & McEACHIN, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1600, New Orleans, LA 70112, Heather S. Duplantis , PHELPS DUNBAR LLP, 400 Convention Street, Suite 1100, II City Plaza, P. O. Box 4412, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4412, Thomas H. Peyton , PHELPS DUNBAR, LLP, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70130, Allen C. Miller, Sr. , PHELPS DUNBAR LLP, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70130-6534, Virginia Y. Dodd , PHELPS DUNBAR LLP, 400 Convention Street, Suite 1100, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, Kevin W. Welsh , PHELPS DUNBAR LLP, 400 Convention Street, Suite 1100, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, Martin A. Stern , ADAMS AND REESE LLP, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500, New Orleans, LA 70139, Leigh Ann Schell , ADAMS AND REESE LLP, 4500 One Shell Square, New Orleans, LA 70193, Sara C. Valentine , ADAMS AND REESE LLP, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500, New Orleans, LA 70139, Alexandra Roselli Lamb , ADAMS AND REESE, LLP, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500, New Orleans, LA 70139, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE.

(Court composed of Chief Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Roland L. Belsome, Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano, Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins, Judge Pro Tempore Lynn M. Luker).


Cajun Conti LLC, Cajun Cuisine I LLC, and Cajun Cuisine LLC d/b/a Oceana Grill (hereinafter collectively "Oceana") filed a petition for declaratory judgment regarding an all-risks insurance policy they purchased from Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London (Lloyd's). In their petition, the appellants sought a declaration...

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