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Hurricanes
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Louisiana Law Blog
EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for Areas in Louisiana in Response to Hurricane Harvey
On August 28, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) approved an emergency fuel waiver for areas for Louisiana affected by Hurricane Harvey. The waiver is an effort to minimize or…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
Texas Department of Insurance Issues Bulletins Relating to Hurricane Harvey
With flood waters yet to fully recede, and the cleanup and recovery efforts from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath in southeast Texas just beginning, the Texas…
Louisiana Law Blog
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Authorizes Relief Including After the Fact Coastal Use Permit Process for Emergencies Resulting from Hurricane Harvey
By Kean Miller
Effective August 25, 2017, the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources authorized the performance of activities within the Louisiana Coastal Zone necessary to prevent or to mitigate damages associated…
International Trade Insights
Cargo Rerouted by Hurricane Should Be Picked Up Quickly
In guidance released August 28, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminded carriers whose ocean vessels have been diverted from their intended port of unlading by Hurricane Harvey to…
Texas Bar Blog
State Bar compiling Harvey-related free legal clinics
By Amy Starnes
The State Bar of Texas is compiling a list of free legal clinics for the public in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The clinic list is updated regularly on the…
Marler Blog
Hurricane Harvey – what to be careful of
By Bill Marler
Thanks to Blythe Bernhard and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for recalling all the risk of past floods that will certainly be at play during and after Harvey After the cleanup,…
It Pays to Be Covered™
House Bill 1774 Requires Urgent Action by Texas Policyholders to Preserve Coverage for Hurricane Harvey Flood Claims
Even as Hurricane Harvey’s effects continue to unfold, Texas policyholders face another imminent threat. On September 1, 2017, a new Texas law becomes effective that dramatically limits insurance recoveries for…
Texas Bar Blog
Vick calls Texas lawyers to action in wake of Harvey
Editor's Note: State Bar of Texas President Tom Vick sent the following message to members today. As I write these words, many Texans are suffering the ravages of Hurricane Harvey…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Helping Texas Flood Victims: Diapers for Babies (and, yes, for the elderly, too!)
I suspect many of our readers have been thinking the same thing: "How can I help Texas residents in the wake of Hurricane Harvey?" I was particularly struck by the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and Hurricane Harvey
Maria Sacchetti for the Washington Post reports on a discrete set of victims of Hurricane Harvey -- undocumented immigrants. Among the potential victims of the Hurricane Harvey are hundreds of…