Louisiana contractor wins $62M in Iowa fertilizer plant lawsuit
BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Oct 16, 2018 | 5:12 pm
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81 wordsAll Latest News, Manufacturing, Statewide NewsA federal jury has awarded a Louisiana mechanical contractor hired to help build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa $62.4 million after concluding the fertilizer plant’s general contractor defaulted on a contract, reports U.S. News & World Report/Associated Press. Court documents show the jury found that Orascom E&C USA breached a contract when it fired Maintenance Enterprises in October 2015, refused to pay for completed work and declined to allow the company to get its tools and equipment from the work site.