Hurricane Katrina News
Hurricane Katrina’s Legacy
Hurricane Katrina was a deadly storm that caused a large loss to the insurance industry—but not so large that it shouldn't have been anticipated by the catastrophe models. In the months after this ...
U.S., New Orleans Property Owners Discuss Possible Katrina-Related Damages
Attorneys for the U.S. government and some New Orleans area property owners met behind closed doors with a judge Wednesday to discuss possible damages arising from a ruling last week that a federally ...
Katrina Suit Recoveries Fall Short of Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Expectations
A team of plaintiffs' attorneys has spent roughly $16 million to sue the Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches that flooded most of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Joseph Bruno, one of ...Louisiana’s Citizens Settles Remaining Claims Over 2005 Storms
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-run insurer of last resort, has settled the remaining claims in a class-action lawsuit tied to how it handled claims after hurricanes Katrina ...
Donelon: Fewer Customers Have Citizens Insurance
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the state-run insurer of last resort has its lowest number of customers since Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana eight years ago. Donelon says the ...
Supreme Court Upholds Immunity for Army Corps; Rejects Katrina Victims’ Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Hurricane Katrina victims seeking billions of dollars on claims that the Army Corps of Engineers added to the storm's impact by improperly maintaining a ...