November 12, 2014
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling in an insurance dispute arising from a fire in a Hurricane Katrina victim's trailer, ruling that a subcontractor wasn't responsible for the fire and that its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., should be reimbursed for the underlying $12.75 million settlements.
September 23, 2013
Westchester Fire Insurance Co. told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday that it isn't liable for covering claims from a deadly fire that broke out in a Federal Emergency Management Agency temporary housing trailer after Hurricane Katrina, saying liability falls on the insurer for the subcontractor.