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Hurricanes
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The CPA Desk
Hurricane Ike
By Greg Price
In light of Hurricane Ike, I wanted to you let you know my blog posting may be interrupted depending on connectivity. Although, I'll leave the weather coverage the guys on…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Slabbed
By Chip Merlin
My collegues and I coined a new term in 2004, following Hurricane Ivan. We became co-counsel with the prominent Pensacola firm of Levin, Papatonio, Thomas, Echner & Proctor. They brought…
Louisiana Law Blog
Property Owners with Hurricane Gustav Damage Entitled to Reduced Property Tax Assessments
Property taxes in Louisiana are based on the fair market value of taxable property. The assessors make the fair market value determination based upon the status and condition of property…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Reversing Itself, Court Finds Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause Valid
Although it had previously found a policy's anti-concurrent causation clause to be ambiguous, a Louisiana federal district court reversed itself in Cameron Parish School Bd. v. RSUI Indemn.…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Closed After Gustav
From his evacuation site in Montgomery, Alabama, my blogging colleague Tad Bartlett of The Bartlett Blawg reported that the Fifth Circuit will be closed following the passage of Hurricane Gustav. As…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
What are Insurance Companies Doing Now?
By Chip Merlin
I write this a day or so before Gustav is going to strike a terrible blow somewhere from east Texas to the far west of Florida. Hurricanes, unlike tornadoes, have…
Legal Profession Blog
Links to Maps and Storm Trackers for Gustav and Hanna
Posted by Alan ChildressSo far I have found some useful links for storm information and various storm tracking tools and maps. Such trackers include 5-day models, computer models, interactive maps,…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Galveston, Texas: In the Path of Hurricanes
My wife and I are in Houston. Houston is not a vacation destination, but we are here on personal business. On Saturday, we took a side trip…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Tampa Tribune Calls For Explanation Regarding State Farm
By Chip Merlin
The Tampa Tribune ran an editorial in today's paper regarding the forty-seven percent average rate increase request made by State Farm. Many editorials are not very helpful. This one is…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Another Hurricane Bertha
By Chip Merlin
Rarely do hurricanes which start as storms off the African coast make it all the way across the Atlantic to the United States in the hurricane months of June and July. The…