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Many homeowners' Hurricane Katrina insurance suits in the greater New Orleans area have been consolidated into a class-action lawsuit against fifteen companies. 
 
Issues of complaint include the wind-water-flood decisions, arbitrary rulings on waterlines and other evidence, and failure to advise policyholders of risks and the availability of flood insurance.  
 
The design, construction and upkeep of the levee system that failed after the storm will also be taken into account. 
 

Class Action Suit Filed in New Orleans Against 15 Homeowners ...

Insurance Journal - 6/1/2006 12:08 PM

A class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 24, 2006, on behalf of Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area homeowners insurance policyholders who have been denied or refused insurance coverage for losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, the law firm of Anderson Kill & Olick P.C. announced.
 
The lawsuit, brought against fifteen insurance companies that sold All-Risk homeowners insurance policies to Louisiana residents, was filed as part of the consolidated action Berthelot et al., v. BOH Brothers Construction Co. L.L.C., et al, pending before the Honorable Stanwood R. Duval, Jr.
 
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