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Katrina flood insurance ruling [SC LA]
Joseph Sher v. Lafayette Insurance Company, et al., Supreme Court of Louisiana, April 8, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Louisiana high court finds flood insurance exception unambiguous in Katrina case
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an insurance company was not required to pay for water damage caused when New Orleans levees breached after Hurricane Katrina . Homeowner Joseph Sher sued Lafayette Insurance Company after the insurer (More) |
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Federal appeals court vacates punitive damages award in Katrina insurance case
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday reversed and vacated a jury award of $2.5 million in punitive damages awarded to a Mississippi couple who lost their home in Hurricane Katrina and later sued State Farm Insurance for rejecti (More) |
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Katrina insurance punitive damages ruling [5th Circuit]
Norman J. Broussard, et al., v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, April 7, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Louisiana court rules state government immune in Katrina 'wrongful death' suit
The Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death suit brought by Herbert Freeman, Jr. against the state of Louisiana, the city of New Orleans and public officials. Freeman's 91-year-old wheelchair-bound mot (More) |
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Middle Ground: The Supreme Court's Opportunity in DC v. Heller
JURIST Guest Columnist Allen Rostron of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law says that by approaching the District of Columbia v. Heller case in a spirit of conciliation and compromise rather than extremism, the Court can make its rul (More) |
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US engages in 'persistent' racial discrimination: rights groups
The United States engages in widespread and systematic racial discrimination in violation of its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) , human rights groups said Wednesday. US (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses Hurricane Katrina Army class action against Army Corps
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by residents of New Orleans against the US Army Corps of Engineers , ruling that the Flood Control Act of 1928 grants immunity to the Corps. The residents of New Orleans sued t (More) |
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Bush overreaches executive power by exempting Navy from NEPA compliance
Cara Horowitz [Staff Attorney,Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)]: "Care about the National Environmental Policy Act? Then read on. Early in January, in a case challenging naval mid-frequency sonar training exercises off the coast of south (More) |
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US police brutality prosecutions increasing: report
US federal prosecutions and convictions of law enforcement officers for alleged brutality have significantly increased in recent years, USA Today reported Tuesday, citing unspecified US Department of Justice statistics. The figures indicated that pr (More) |
Tojo and other Japanese WWII leaders executed for war crimes
On December 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed for war crimes in Tokyo.
Learn more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.
