Legal Opinion
Grissom v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2012No. 11-60260PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
James Grissom purchased flood insurance for his home in Pascagoula, Mississippi under the Federal National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”). Grissom was eligible for a preferred risk insurance policy, but did not know about his eligibility. Following the destruction of his home in Hurricane Katrina, Grissom sued Liberty Mutual for negligent misrepresentation to recover the difference between the coverage he had and the coverage he could have purchased under the preferred risk policy. The district court concluded that Grissom’s claim was not preempted by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gowland v. AetnaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- City of New Orleans v. Municipal Administrative Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Borden v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Wright v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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