Human Resource Selection 9th Edition by Marianne Jennings

Exercise 15

The Orleans Parish School Board hired Johnson Higgins (J H)to provide consulting services. J H provided those services over the next few years but was then acquired by Marsh McLennan, a larger insurance firm. Marsh continued the work that J H had been doing and submitted an invoice to the Orleans Parish School Board for reimbursement. The Board said that it had no contractual arrangement with Marsh and, as such, was not liable for the services. Is the Board correct? Describe what happened in the relationships and apply the principles of corporate law to determine whether Marsh can be paid. [ Marsh Advantage America v Orleans School Board, 995 So.2d 53 (La. App. 2008)]