Hurricane Katrina-Related Negligence Action
In In Re: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, No. 08-30738, an action alleging damages from the flooding of Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes in New Orleans when several levee systems failed as a result of the erosion of protective wetlands allegedly caused by defendants’ negligent maintenance dredging operations, the court affirmed the dismissal of the action where the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina was not a foreseeable result of the allegedly negligent conduct of any defendant.
Related Resources
- Read the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in In Re: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, No. 08-30738
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