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Katrina flooding ruling re: US Army engineers [US DC]
In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation, US District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr., US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, February 2, 2007 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal judge allows Katrina flooding case to proceed against Army engineers
A federal judge ruled Friday that the US Army Corps of Engineers can be sued by victims of Hurricane Katrina flood damage who allege the Corps ignored warnings that the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) contained defects that exacerbated the (More) |
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Katrina punitive damages award reduction order [US DC]
Norman J. Broussard et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, US District Judge L.T. Senter, US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, January 31, 2007 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase h (More) |
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Federal judge cuts punitive damage award in Katrina insurance case
A federal judge Wednesday reduced a $2.5 million punitive damage award to $1 million in a Hurricane Katrina insurance case, finding the award excessive at twelve times the amount of economic damages awarded. US District Judge L.T. Senter issued a (More) |
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Katrina insurance settlement rejection ruling [US DC]
Woullard v. State Farm, US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, January 27, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal judge stymies State Farm Katrina settlement
Judge L. T. Senter, Jr. of the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Friday rejected for the time being a proposed settlement reached between the State Farm insurance company and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on b (More) |
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State Farm agrees to settle Katrina lawsuits
State Farm insurance company reached a settlement Tuesday with hundreds of Mississippi policyholders whose claims were denied after Hurricane Katrina , bringing an end to a trial that began January 9 in the US District for the Southern District of (More) |
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Mississippi jury awards $2.5M Katrina punitive damages against State Farm
A Mississippi jury Wednesday held the State Farm insurance company liable for $2.5 million dollars in punitive damages after US District Court Judge L.T. Senter Jr. issued an unexpected directed verdict calling on the company to pay $223,292 for re (More) |
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State Farm Katrina insurance trial begins in Mississippi
Opening statements were made Tuesday in insurance lawsuits brought against State Farm Fire & Casualty brought by policyholders who were denied claims after Hurricane Katrina . Judge L.T. Senter Jr. of the US District for the Southern District (More) |
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Katrina storm surge insurance case remanded to Mississippi state court
US Senior District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. of the US Southern District of Mississippi [official website; Katrina-related orders and opinions] remanded to Mississippi state court Wednesday a key Hurricane Katrina case involving whether insurance excl (More) |
Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812
On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812.
Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America. Learn more about the Treaty of Ghent from American, British and indigenous perspectives.
