St. Bernard Parish Government v. United States
ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20084 No(s). 05-1119 (Fed. Cl. May 1, 2015)
The Federal Claims Court held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' construction, expansions, operation, and failure to maintain the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) caused subsequent storm surge that was exacerbated by a "funnel effect" during Hurricane Katrina and subsequent hurricanes and s...