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Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits

Published: November 19, 2009 4:49 PM
By The Associated Press  CAIN BURDEAU (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadLandmark court ruling on Katrina could bring new deluge: billions in legal action

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.

The federal judge's harshly worded decision also served as vindication for residents of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward in New...

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