United States Fifth Circuit
Monistere v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 07-31149
In a dispute over insurance payments for flood damage sustained during Hurricane Katrina, judgment for homeowners is reversed where the district court's application of the constructive total loss doctrine conflicted with the regulations governing the National Flood Insurance Program.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/17/2009
- Published 02/18/2009
Judges
- LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and OWEN and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Patricia S. LeBlanc (argued), Michael L. Fantaci, LeBlanc Butler, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Gerald Joseph Nielsen (argued), Kenneth Michael Waguespack, Jr., Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.