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ABERDEEN, Miss. – A Mississippi couple’s lawsuit seeking additional supplemental federal flood benefits and compensatory and punitive damages is timed-barred, a Mississippi federal judge ruled Jan. 9, granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit arising from a flood that occurred three years ago (Walter R. Cole, et al. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co., No. [...]

SAN FRANCISCO – The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 5. certified two questions to the California Supreme Court to determine whether a policy’s building ordinance or law exclusion precludes increased costs of replacement of a hydroelectric facility dam due to complying with ordinances affecting the construction and, if so, whether costs for [...]

Legal issue risks National Flood Program availability in MississippiThe RepublicAP PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Pascagoula officials are asking lawmakers to amend a state law and allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps so they can qualify for the National Flood Insurance Program. …and more » View full post on legal – [...]

Carrier IQ, a California company that’s recently come under fire over concerns about tracking software installed on 140 million smartphones, now faces 51 proposed class actions in state and federal courts. Co-defendants include Apple, AT&T, Google, HTC, Samsung and LG Electronics. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

New York Daily News 'Mockupy': Protesters flood into supposed TV set replicating Occupy campmsnbc.comOccupy protesters gather at Foley Square in New York City for a recreation of their former camp for an episode of 'Law and Order'. By Miranda Leitsinger, msnbc.com Dozens of protesters from Occupy Wall Street converged overnight Thursday on another …Occupy Wall [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 29 affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of insurers on an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit alleging that the insurers owed additional coverage for business interruption and debris removal arising from the Cedar River flood (Penford Corporation, et [...]

With the surging Mississippi River devastating numerous communities, civil legal assistance programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) are participating in disaster response meetings and making preparations to help low-income individuals and families affected by flooding. View full post on Legal Services Corp – Announcements

Nonpracticing entities are rushing to file multidefendant patent infringement suits before President Obama signs patent reform legislation into law, and many of their targets are Silicon Valley companies. Not surprisingly, plaintiffs are filing most of the suits in the Eastern District of Texas. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Nebraska flood victims can get free legal adviceHouston ChronicleThose needing legal advice can call 1-800-742-3005. The line is staffed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Legal services available to qualifying individuals include help with insurance claims, home repair contracts, consumer protection …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

SEATTLE – A lower federal court’s finding that a federal flood insurer acted culpably by failing to provide a credible explanation for its failure to respond to insureds’ breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit did not preclude it from setting aside a $ 655,489.42 default judgment against the insurer based upon excusable neglect, the [...]