Katrina / Rita Insurance Law Newsbrief

The insurance practice group of Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom L.L.P. has been at the forefront of insurance claims and insurance litigation arising out of the destruction brought by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita in 2005. Because we were actively involved in the insurance claims filed in the days and months following both storms, and because we are active in defending numerous lawsuits brought against our insurance clients by individual and corporate policyholders in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas arising out of both storms, we publish the Katrina / Rita Insurance Law Newsbrief as a service to our insurance clients. This newsbrief will keep you up-to-date on the latest developments arising out of the Katrina and Rita litigation in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The Newsbrief will be sent by email free of charge to anyone wishing to receive it as a service to those insurers with an interest in the insurance litigation arising out of both storms. If you wish to receive the Katrina / Rita Insurance Law Newsbrief, please send your name, email address to tin@mdjwlaw.com.

Prior issues of our Katrina / Rita Insurance Law Newsbrief can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

Dec 1, 2006  

Louisiana Federal Court Judge Enters Ruling Finding Water Damage Exclusion Ambiguous in ISO-Standard Form Policies

Nov  13, 2006  

State and Federal Court Judges are Poised to Enter Separate Water Damage Exclusion Rulings

Mississippi Update

Sep 4, 2006  

Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Prescription Law Changes

Developing Stories

Aug 18, 2006  

Federal District Court Judge Rules Homeowner's Policy Excluded Flood Damage

Developing Stories

Aug 7, 2006  

Federal District Court Judge Grants Insurer Defendants' Rule 12 Motions in Louisiana Valued Policy Law Litigations

Developing Stories

Jun 12, 2006  

Court Holds Hearing on Louisiana Valued Policy Law

Recent Developments in the Levee District Umbrella Litigation Consolidated Cases

Jun 1, 2006  

A Note from the Editor

Louisiana’s Valued Policy Statute Held Not to Require Payment of Policy Limits for Mixed Wind/Water Damage Claims

Mississippi Court Rejects Broad Application of Anti-Concurrent Cause Language for Flood Exclusion

Writ Application in Eastern District Recusal Motions Denied by the Fifth Circuit

Government Accountability Office Will Investigate Claim Handling Procedures for Wind vs. Water

Hurricane Katrina Causes Reports