(AP) NEW ORLEANS — A judge Monday stopped attorneys trying to seize bank accounts of Louisiana's property insurer of last resort to collect more than $100 million they won for homeowners who claimed the company dragged its heels in adjusting hurricane claims in 2005.
The money includes a $92.8 million judgment for more than 18,500 Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policyholders — plus $11 million in judicial interest. Each plaintiff stands to receive $5,000.
Attorneys had started the seizure process after the Louisiana Supreme Court refused to stop them from collecting for their clients. But state District Judge Henry Sullivan issued a temporary order against them and set a hearing for Feb. 8.
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