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Louisiana AG sues insurance industry over alleged Hurricane Katrina conspiracy
Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti filed suit in state court Wednesday against the state's six largest insurance companies, including Allstate and State Farm, alleging the companies conspired to fix payouts for damages related to Hurric (More) |
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State Farm Katrina insurance policy ruling [5th Circuit]
John and Claire Tuepker v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, November 6, 2007 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal appeals court finds State Farm policy clause unambigious in Katrina case
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld language used in homeowner insurance policies by State Farm Fire and Casualty, overturning a district court ruling that the policy language was ambiguous and consequently unenforceable (More) |
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New Orleans nursing home owners not charged in Katrina drowning deaths
New Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan declined Monday to file criminal charges against a local nursing home for the death of 19 elderly residents during post-Hurricane Katrina flooding. During the hurricane, nuns from the Sisters of the Holy (More) |
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New Orleans nursing home owners found not guilty of Katrina drowning deaths
A Louisiana state court jury Friday found nursing home owners Salvador and Mabel Mangano not guilty of the drowning deaths of residents at St. Rita's Nursing Home in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina . Lawyers representing the Manganos, who p (More) |
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Louisiana high court lifts procedural hurdle delaying Katrina lawsuits
The Supreme Court of Louisiana ruled 4-3 Wednesday that a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a hospital negligently failed to provide emergency power to sustain life support systems or implement an adequate evacuation plan could proceed without f (More) |
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NAACP seeking to block Louisiana voter registration purge
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's efforts to remove people from the state's voting list because they have registered in other states following Hurricane Katrin (More) |
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US appeals court finds Nationwide policy clause unambiguous in Katrina case
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that the language used in policies by Nationwide Insurance was not "ambiguous" about whether damage caused by combinations of wind and water is covered under a poli (More) |
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Fifth Circuit blocks Louisiana AG class action against Army Corps of Engineers
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday blocked the Attorney General of Louisiana from filing suit on behalf of nearly 35,000 Hurricane Katrina victims against the US Army Corps of Engineers under the Federal Tort Claims Act . A (More) |
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Army Corps of Engineers claims immunity in Katrina class action
The US Army Corps of Engineers argued Thursday that it cannot be sued for negligence over the collapse of a flood wall and levee caused by Hurricane Katrina because the Flood Control Act of 1928 grants it immunity. New Orleans residents have file (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.
