NU Online News Service, Jan. 26, 1:53 p.m. EST

A federal judge in Louisiana has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual and several other insurers.

The lawsuit, filed by adjusters Branch Consultants in 2006 on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act, claimed the insurers allegedly committed fraud in the administration of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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