Cyrus Dugger
First Federal Trial in La. for a Katrina Insurance Suit
First federal trial in La. for a Katrina insurance suit 2/11/2007 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury selection is set to start Monday in the first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina.
In their lawsuit against Allstate Indemnity Co., Lawrence Tomlinson and his wife, Elizabeth, accuse the Northbrook, Ill.-based company of bad faith for allegedly failing to properly or promptly adjust their claim. The couple also claims the company underpaid them for wind damage.
Allstate, in turn, disputes the extent of the wind damage to the Tomlinsons' home in Marrero and accuses the couple of misrepresenting parts of their claim. (keep reading)
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