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Katrina case raises costly question

USA Today - 2 hours 25 minutes ago

A court ruling on damage from Hurricane Katrina could lead to billions of dollars in other legal action from storm victims, but it leaves regional leaders with a dilemma.

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First MRGO Hurricane Katrina Flood Trial A Big Win For Plaintiffs
NewsInferno - Thu Nov 19, 12:58 pm ET
A major Hurricane Katrina flooding trial ended with a win for plaintiffs yesterday, as a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain the Mississippi River Gulf Coast Outlet (known popularly as MRGO) was partly to blame for the flooding that followed the historic storm. Judge Stanwood R. Duval, [...]
Costly question in Katrina case
USA Today - Sun Nov 22, 11:09 pm ET
A court ruling over Hurricane Katrina damage could lead to billions of dollars in other legal action, but it leaves leaders with a dilemma.
Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds
USA Today - Mon Nov 23, 9:44 am ET
The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Army Corps of Engineers blamed for Hurricane Katrina levee breaches
Los Angeles Times - Thu Nov 19, 3:12 am ET
A federal judge says the agency showed 'gross negligence' in the years before Katrina. The ruling could leave the government open to billions in claims. In a ruling that could leave the government open to billions of dollars in claims from Hurricane Katrina victims, a federal judge said late Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had displayed "gross negligence" in failing to maintain a ...
Hurricane Katrina Victims Win $719,698 From U.S. in First Trial
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 7:23 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Katrina victims were awarded $719,698 in damages by a judge in a lawsuit claiming a canal dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico destroyed a natural barrier to a storm surge.
Katrina MRGO Ruling Could Bring New Deluge of Lawsuits
Insurance Journal - 2 hours 21 minutes ago
A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' “monumental negligence” for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of ...
Court: Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina flooding
CNN - Thu Nov 19, 5:39 pm ET
The Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday.
US Army Corps Found Negligent in Katrina Floods
Environmental News Network - Mon Nov 23, 7:16 am ET
A US judge has ruled that negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers led to massive floods in parts of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. It was the first time a US court has found the federal government directly responsible for some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
USA Today - Wed Nov 18, 9:46 pm ET
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to Hurricane Katrina's massive flooding of the Gulf Coast in 2005.
Lawsuits put global warming on more dockets
USA Today - Mon Nov 23, 3:26 am ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using a novel legal strategy to try to recoup losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Lawsuits place global warming on more dockets
USA Today - Sun Nov 22, 11:09 pm ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using a novel legal strategy to try to recoup losses after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Judge: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Was Caused By Army Corps Of Engineers' Negligence
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 18, 11:27 pm ET
What's Your Reaction? NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.
Utilities sued for Katrina damage
The Clarion-Ledger - Sat Nov 21, 3:55 am ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using an unusual legal strategy to try to recoup losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Judge: Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding
CBS 13 Sacramento - Wed Nov 18, 11:04 pm ET
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to Hurricane Katrina's massive flooding of the Gulf Coast in 2005. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval sided with five residents and one business who argued the Army Corps' shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward ...
In landmark ruling, judge says Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans - Wed Nov 18, 8:59 pm ET
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal court judge has ruled in favor of several plaintiffs in a case deciding whether the Mississippi River Gulf Coast Outlet is in part to blame for the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr awarded over $719,000 to four different sets of plaintiffs who alleged that the MRGO, a 76-mile manmade waterway that allowed vessels to quickly get from ...