Insurance,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 28, 2020
Louisiana lawyer says business interruption litigation will be biggest in US history
What exactly constitutes a physical loss will be a central point of contention in many of the lawsuits.
John Houghtaling II of Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling LLC, at his home in New Orleans, says his group is about to file "the most significant piece of civil litigation in financial history." (Annie Flanagan / Courtesy of Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling LLC)
As the head of a coalition of restaurateurs and other businesses suing the insurance industry over unpaid business interruption policies, Louisiana plaintiffs' attorney John Houghtaling II has placed himself at the center of what could be the biggest legal battle in U.S. history.
"The tobacco litigation will pale in comparison to the importance of what we're about to do," Houghtaling, of Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling LLC, said in a r...
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