La. Supreme Court issues landmark hurricane/insurance lawsuit ruling
There are a multitude of homeowners insurance bitter relieved and businesses today. Yesterday, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued its ruling in a landmark Katrina insurance costume, with the sole and Lafayette Insurance Co.
In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the judge of the Supreme Court found that the residents of New Orleans Joseph Scher was not authorized flood damage, while Hurricane Katrina. Scher not plethora of insurance, but the heart of his appeal, that since the damage caused by the water was his home by human errors in the construction and maintenance of the dam, Lafayette Insurance Co. Was responsible for the flooding of their dangerousness under the insurance policy. In his view, the fact cancel two previous decisions in the lower courts, the Supreme Court wrote: “Contrary to the Court of Appeal of the argument of this definition (” Flood “) to amend or not depend on whether the event is a natural disaster or a man of - In all cases, a large amount of water covering an area which, as a general rule, dry. “(The full text of the notice and the judgement is here.)
Attorney John Houghtaling that gave themselves on behalf of the State of Louisiana, told The Times-Picayune, “This is the end of the road here. It is a very, very sad day for all those who have no insurance executive. “
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