Louisiana Federal Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Negligent Roofing Installation Claim

(July 27, 2023, 11:53 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The owner of a commercial property and the operator of a nursing home on that property sufficiently alleged that a roofing manufacturer is vicariously liable for its employee’s allegedly negligent installation of roofing materials that damaged the nursing home and surrounding property during Hurricane Ida, a Louisiana federal judge held in denying the manufacturer’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ negligence claim....