As many Gulf Coast residents unfortunately know, standard homeowner’s insurance policies do not include coverage for flooding. In order to assist property owners in Louisiana and other states in protecting themselves against floods from hurricanes, tropical storms, and other severe weather, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in…
For those Louisiana residents, whether you live in Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Kentwood or any other of the great cities across this state, looking for more information on their possible personal injury claim, check out our blog dedicated to these legal matters: Louisiana Personal Injury Blog This…
Hurricane insurance claims continue to be filed in the Gulf Coast, this time in Texas. The Southeast Texas Record reports a wide assortment of filings over the last week of October. Examples include: Joseph and Julia Crow of Beaumont allege Texas Windstorm Insurance Association denied their claim for roof, water,…
Catching up on June happenings, it is important for those individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina to know that the timeline in which they may file for claims involving damage from the epic storm has been reset. From NOLA.com The class action allegations against insurers in the consolidated levee breach litigation…
The recent events in Florida and the exit of various insurance companies from areas surrounding the Gulf Coast have raised a lot of speculation on how to preserve competition within these states while at the same time not forcing the government’s hand to bail out in the event of a…
In the midst of Hurricane Rita judgements and appeals, the Southeast Texas record recently profiled a woman who, albeit bravely, chose to represent herself in her appeal against her insurance company and paid the price. Mary Harmon, who felt her insurers, National Lloyds and the Kenneth Denby Insurance Agency, acted…
In an extremely important ruling made by the Louisiana Supreme Court, citizens of Louisiana have an extended time period to press litigation against insurers for Katrina-related delays or judgements relating to storm damage and insurance company actions: Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and other insurers may face a new round…
With the class approved, a judge in Orleans Parish awarded residents of Louisiana $1,000 each from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance for how they handled claims after Hurricane Katrina. The Berniard Law Firm’s founder, Jeff Berniard, was part of the litigation and continued his record of helping residents get the justice…
In yesterday’s Times-Picayune, reporter Rebecca Mowbray details a string of rulings by the Louisiana courts in favors of residents against the insurers. After siding with insurance companies in early rulings after Hurricane Katrina, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal has suddenly cranked out a stream of policyholder-friendly rulings in…
As reported by WTJV, a South Florida condominium company was awarded nearly $30 million in damages and attorney fees after taking insurance agency QBE to court. The verdict was of concern to Buckley Towers families whose damaged homes are in the middle of a condemnation proceeding by Miami-Dade County’s Unsafe…