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Katrina case raises costly question

USA Today - Mon Nov 23, 11:21 am ET

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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New Orleans mayor hails Katrina ruling
CNN - Thu Nov 19, 5:11 pm ET
Calling the ruling "huge," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday reacted to a federal judge finding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a shipping channel led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina.
Compensation urged as judge faults Army Corps of Engineers in Katrina floods
Washington Post - Fri Nov 20, 12:00 am ET
Louisiana officials called on the Obama administration Thursday to compensate residents after a federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for some of the worst flooding in and around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Pascagoula Man Jailed for Katrina Fraud
NBC 15 Mobile - Sun Nov 22, 12:42 pm ET
A Pascagoula man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for claiming Hurricane Katrina assistance on a house he owned, but did not live in.
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
Daily Record - Thu Nov 19, 4:28 am ET
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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.
Book Review: "Perilous Place, Power Storms: Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana"
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 8:00 am ET
NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwire - 11/19/09) - Levees.org, a New Orleans-based non-profit formed after Hurricane Katrina with a mission of raising awareness about the nation's levee systems, released today its second in a series of book reviews by its founder Sandy Rosenthal that address the metro New Orleans flooding of August 2005. Founder and executive director Sandy Rosenthal provides the ...
Man sentenced for Katrina fraud
FOX10 Mobile - Sun Nov 22, 12:20 pm ET
A Pascagoula man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for claiming Hurricane Katrina assistance on a house he owned, but did not live in.
Katrina Flooding Caused by Army Corps of Engineers' Negligence, Judge Rules
FOX 61 Chattanooga - Wed Nov 18, 10:00 pm ET
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.
Landmark court ruling on Katrina could bring new deluge: billions in legal action
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 1:37 pm ET
NEW ORLEANS - 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 dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
Government sells about 2,300 storm trailers
The Picayune Item - Tue Nov 24, 9:22 am ET
The federal government is continuing to auction travel trailers left in Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina.
Residents 'Vindicated' by Katrina Ruling Against Army Corps
Fox News - Thu Nov 19, 12:52 pm ET
A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Prepare your vehicle for a hurricane evacuation
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Sat Nov 21, 3:52 am ET
(ARA) - Ana, Bill, Claudette - the first three Atlantic Ocean hurricanes of the season made headlines, but not to the extent of Katrina or Ike of recent years. And while these three hurricanes have come and gone, who knows if - or when - Grace or Henry might pay a visit to your town?
Katrina Ruling Could Bring New Deluge Of Lawsuits
WKRG News 5 Mobile - Thu Nov 19, 5:36 pm ET
Now that a federal judge has blamed "monumental negligence" by the Army Corps of Engineers for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina, thousands of storm victims could be lining up for money.
Judge: Katrina Flooding Caused By Corps' Negligence
Fox News - Wed Nov 18, 9:20 pm ET
A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: Judge
Business Insurance - Thu Nov 19, 8:51 am ET
HOUSTON (Reuters)—A U.S. judge ruled Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Court Affirms Lawsuit for Former New Orleans Public School Employees
Skanner - Fri Nov 20, 3:07 pm ET
NEW ORLEANS (NNPA) - Eleven months after New Orleans Civil District Court Judge Ethel Simms-Julien certified a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 8,500 former employees of Orleans Parish Public Schools who were terminated after the State of Louisiana seized control of more than 100 public schools in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has ...