Dredgers Not Liable For Katrina Damage: 5th Circ.

By Ben James (November 25, 2009, 6:20 PM EST) -- A federal appeals court has upheld a district court's dismissal of a case against 32 dredging contractors whose dredging in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet was alleged to have exacerbated the destructive force of Hurricane Katrina by destroying wetlands that could have mitigated its impact....

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