September 03, 2025
A Louisiana federal judge has ordered the holder of a mortgage on a New Orleans nursing home to arbitrate hurricane damage claims against a group of insurers, saying the company was bound to an underlying arbitration clause in the insurance policy despite not signing it.
September 23, 2024
A Louisiana federal judge ruled Monday that an insurance adjuster can't be dragged into a third-party demand by a nursing facility property owner over Hurricane Ida damage to its New Orleans location, finding that only "in very rare circumstances" would the adjuster have any duty to an insured.
November 30, 2023
A Delaware titling trust entered into a Louisiana federal hurricane damage coverage suit between a New Orleans business and its insurers, saying proceeds owed to the business should go to the trust given an outstanding $17.7 million mortgage debt owed by the entity.