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Fifth Circuit finds Army Corps of Engineers not liable for Katrina damage
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is not liable for damages caused by canal breaches that occurred during Hurricane Katrina . Plaintiffs claimed that the impact-review requireme (More)
Fifth Circuit rules Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina damage
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday affirmed that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is liable to a number of Louisiana property owners for its inadequate work on a shipping channel that caused billions of dollars in damag (More)
Federal judge rules LA emergency evacuation program discriminates against disabled people
A federal judge of the US District Court of the Central District of California on Friday held that the city of Los Angeles violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by not accounting for people with disabilities in the city's emergency disast (More)
US officials violated rights of Katrina victims: report
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a report [text, PDF; press release ] Friday accusing the government of committing human rights violations against the victims of Hurricane Katrina . The group criticized the response of officials at the l (More)
PITTSBURGH: Haitian Orphans and Expedited Adoptions
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, relates the findings of Anna Kavalauskas and Silpa Swarnapuri, Pitt Law '12, who looked into the measures taken to facilitate adoption proceedings for 54 Haitian orphans relocated to Pittsburgh...In January, Haiti (More)
Federal appeals court rules dredging contractors immune in Katrina suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that several contractors responsible for dredging the Mississippi River, which some claim exacerbated damage from Hurricane Katrina , cannot be held liable since the contractors were acting u (More)
Federal judge finds Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina damage
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday found the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) negligent in its operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) . Damages nearing $720,000 wer (More)
Fifth Circuit grants Katrina victims standing in global warming class action suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that 14 victims of Hurricane Katrina have standing to sue companies for allegedly contributing to global warming , which they claim played a role in increasing the severity of the hurricane. (More)
Katrina victims global warming suit standing ruling [5th Circuit]
Ned Comer, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the Hurricane Katrina. (More)
Fighting H1N1: Why Laws are Not the Answer
JURIST Guest Columnist Ed Richards of Louisiana State University Law Center says that in the midst of current concerns about the spread of the H1N1 virus (popularly known as "swine flu"), passing more and stricter public health laws will ne (More)
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