New Orleans Personal Injury Attorneys

Joe Bruno Speaks about the failures of the New Orleans Levees

Click here to watch Joe Bruno managing partner of Bruno & Bruno speak about the failures of the New Orleans levees in KATRINA JUSTICE-A Preventable Disaster. In this short 22 minute documentary produced by Insider Exclusive Mr. Bruno demonstrates that not only were the failure of the levee's not natural, he establishes the failures were caused by the gross negligence of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

On March 2, 2012, the U.S. Fifth Circuit issued a landmark decision affirming the District Court’s ruling holding the United States liable for damage caused by floodwaters from the MR-GO, and denying the United States’ appeal.

My home or business was damaged by the flooding of the MR-GO during Hurricane Katrina. What does the Robinson decision mean for me?

The answer depends on the location of your home or business. Multiple sources of water ravaged the St. Bernard, Chalmette and Lower Ninth Ward areas during Hurricane Katrina. Under this landmark decision, the United States is liable for some of the damage caused by floodwaters from the MR-GO. Other court cases address different sources of water (for example, the Armstrong case applies to floodwaters from the IHNC, which goes to trial in September 2012).

Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Katrina Insurance Claims to Proceed

On March 15, 2011 the Louisiana Supreme Court in Sheryl Coleman Taranto et al v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Company (No. 2010-c-0105) affirmed Plaintiffs' claims that prescription is in fact interrupted while a class action is pending [...]

Memorial Medical Katrina lawsuit settled

Tenet Healthcare Corp. and attorneys for people who stayed at Memorial Medical Center in the traumatic days after Hurricane Katrina agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit against the company on Wednesday, both sides announced. The plaintiffs accused Tenet [...]

5th Circuit Revives Claims Against WGI

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeal revived Plaintiffs' claims against the Washington Group International, Inc. (now URS) over the company's role in the levee breaches that flooded the New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish during Katrina [...]