St. Bernard Parish Government v. United States

ELR Citation: 46 ELR 20087
No(s). 05-1119 L (Fed. Cl. May 4, 2016)

The Court of Federal Claims held that residents and businesses in New Orleans' Ninth Ward and the neighboring St. Bernard Parish may file class-action lawsuits against the government for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. A year ago, the court ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' cons...