Personal Injury & Torts
Nov. 21, 2009
U.S. May Be Liable for Katrina Damage
A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that the levee failure that caused devastating flood damage to parts of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was due to the negligence of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that the levee failure that caused devastating flood damage to parts of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was due to the negligence of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers.
The decision could leave the federal government open to billions of dollars in claims by Katrina victims, according to a Los Angeles plaintiff lawyer who was co-lead counsel in...
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