In the first of the Hurricane Katrina flood cases to hit the U.S. Supreme Court, the court declined to review a federal appeals ruling upholding the flood exclusion in homeowners policies issued by Allstate and Travelers.
The case was one of four with insurance implications to clear the high court last week. (See accompanying graphic.)
On the flood case, the Supreme Court, without comment, declined to hear two separate appeals from August 2007 decisions of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans. The cases were consolidated lawsuits by various plaintiffs, including Xavier University, and two groups of homeowners seeking class-action status. The suits were brought in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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