After a 4-day trial, the Firm succeeded in convincing a federal jury that a local construction firm had no liability for breach of contract or fiduciary duty to its out-of-state partner, whose claims would have totaled over $6 million. No appeal was taken from the jury’s verdict.
“We are thrilled for our client, one of the most respected construction firms in the region,” said Randall A. Smith, who together with Dylan T. Leach of Smith & Fawer LLC, convinced the panel of Eastern District of Louisiana jurors to unanimously absolve The McDonnel Group, LLC of the claims submitted to the jury by Archer Western Contractors, LLC.