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Hurricanes
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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Harvey—How to Obtain a Federal Flood Advance Payment
By Shane Smith
News outlets are reporting that Texas properties may be uninhabitable for weeks or months due to the catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Unfortunately, it may be that many of these…
InsureReinsure
Harvey Shining Limelight on Business Interruption Insurance Industry
By Zachary Lerner, Troutman Pepper Locke
As victims of Hurricane Harvey try to assess their (often catastrophic) damages, many business owners are finding that their traditional coverages do not adequately cover the scope of their losses.
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
The First Seven Days: Resources For Policyholders In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Harvey
By Lorelie S. Masters, Andrea DeField
It has been almost a week since Hurricane Harvey came barreling down the Texas coastline as a Category-4 storm. Since that time, parts of Texas and Louisiana have been inundated…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup September 1, 2017
By Daniel Real
Each week, the Appellate Advocacy Blog Weekly Roundup presents a few tidbits of news and Twitter posts from the past week concerning appellate advocacy. As always, if you see something during…
Texas Bar Blog
Hundreds of lawyers, law students, and paralegals step up to help Harvey survivors
By Amy Starnes
Hundreds of lawyers, law students, and paralegals have volunteered to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. As of Thursday morning a total of 1,150 individuals had filled out the State…
InsureReinsure
Uncertainty Surrounds New Texas Insurance Law: Divergent Views Emerge on the Impact of the Texas “Hail Storm Bill” on Hurricane Harvey Claims
By Christopher Martin, Jon Gillum, Troutman Pepper Locke
As we reported here in May, the Texas Legislature recently passed legislation (House Bill 1774, a copy of which can be found here) which amends Chapter 542 of the Texas…
The Right Coast
The Science of Why Harvey Was So Devastating
Tropical Storm Harvey s impact on Texas has been catastrophic, but the city of Houston is faring worse than some others. Here's the science of why Harvey has been especially…
Health Law Update
Hurricane Harvey Special Alert
Hurricane Harvey has left our Houston and Texas communities with significant recovery and restoration needs. As attorneys, we struggle with how we can be most helpful. It is in this…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Merlin Demands Federal Extensions to File Hurricane Harvey Forms
By Chip Merlin
FEMA should grant extensions for flood proofs of loss as we asked in a letter to Deputy Associate Administrator Roy E. Wright and Administrator Brock Long: My father was a…
Texas Bar Blog
Houston Bar to offer legal assistance to those impacted by Harvey
By Lowell Brown
Editor's note: The Houston Bar Association issued the following news release on Wednesday. The Houston Bar Association (HBA) is responding to the questions and legal needs of those affected by…