Louisiana Federal Judge Vacates Order Staying Mold Dispute In Favor Of Arbitration

Mealey's (March 2, 2023, 11:26 AM EST) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana federal judge granted a homebuilder’s motion for leave to waive its claim to attorney fees arising from an untimely opposition to a motion to stay pending arbitration filed by homeowners in their mold and water intrusion case; the March 1 order was filed less than a week after the judge granted the homeowners’ motion for reconsideration and vacated an earlier order staying their case in favor of arbitration but ordered them to show why they should not be required to pay attorney fees....