Buffman Inc. v. Lafayette Insurance Co.

PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

| Lafayette Insurance Company insured Buffman, Inc., for property damage caused by wind along with resulting business income losses. Having sustained damage and losses following Hurricane Katrina, Buffman sued Lafayette for amounts it claimed Lafayette was obliged to pay under its insurance policy and for statutory penalties because of the insurer’s failure timely to tender payment of amounts due. Based upon the jury’s verdict set out in responses to special interrogatories, the district court timely entered an amended judgment. Lafayette suspensively appeals, and Buffman…