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Human Rights at Home Blog
Human Rights and Hurricane Ida
By Lauren E. Bartlett Yesterday, on August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana sixteen years to the day after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. My heart is with…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
New Louisiana Property Insurance Law Impacts Hurricane Ida Claims
By Chip Merlin
Louisiana Act 345 will have an immediate impact on Louisiana property insurance claims from Hurricane Ida. The law just became effective on August 1, 2021, without much publicity. Hurricane Ida…
The Right Coast
Ida Makes Landfall Near New Orleans as a Category 4 Hurricane – WSJ
NEW ORLEANS Ida made landfall near New Orleans at midday on Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing pounding rain, catastrophic winds and dangerous sea surges in the fiercest storm…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Puerto Rico Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment and Orders Insurer to Pay Prior Adjusted Property Damages Caused By Hurricane Maria
With many Hurricane Maria claims still in litigation, courts are beginning to apply the Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s recent jurisprudence and making insurers pay prior adjusted property damage when not…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insured’s Claim for Hurricane Damage Survives Summary Judgment
The insurer's motion for summary judgment seeking a determination that the insured's alleged hurricane damage was due to pre-existing loss was rejected by the court. Exhibit Network Int'l…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Continues Ruling On Accord & Satisfaction Hurricane Maria Claims
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has continued to rule in favor of the policyholders in Hurricane Maria claims. In its most recent ruling, Diaz Altagracia v. MAPFRE,1 the insured…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Elsa Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane Of 2021 Season
By Chip Merlin
Hurricane Elsa became the first official hurricane of the 2021 season Friday morning after gaining significant strength over the Atlantic. While the National Hurricane Center is not anticipating the storm…
Gravel2Gavel
A Court-Side Seat: Permit Shields, Hurricane Harvey and the Decriminalization of “Incidental Taking”
by Anthony B. Cavender This is a brief review of some of the significant environmental (and administrative law decisions) released the past few weeks. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT On April…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Claims against Broker for Insufficient Coverage Fail
After a coverage dispute for damage caused by Hurricane Harvey was settled, the insured's claims against its insurance broker for providing insufficient coverage were dismissed. Hitchcock Indep. Sch.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Victory for a Texas Condo Association in its Hurricane Harvey Claim
Although 2017 feels like decades ago, insureds are still in courtrooms battling out their Hurricane Harvey claims with their insurance companies. Earlier this month, on March 5th in Playa Vista…