NU Online News Service, March 9, 10:44 a.m.EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge has removed another legalhurdle for policyholders of Louisiana Citizens Property InsuranceCorp. trying to collect more than $100 million for the company'sfailure to handle claims quickly enough following the 2005hurricanes.

The ruling late Tuesday gives Regions Bank 10 days to tellplaintiff attorneys in the class-action lawsuit how much ofCitizens' money the bank is holding, said Richard Robertson, chiefexecutive of the state's property insurer of last resort.

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