Legal Opinion
In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 18, 2009No. Civil Action 05-4182PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
STANWOOD R. DUVAL, JR., District Judge.
The Court conducted a 19-day bench trial of this tort suit brought by six plain tiffs 1 seeking compensation from the United States based on their contention that as the result of certain defalcations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps” or “Army Corps”) with respect to the maintenance and operation of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (“MRGO”), the United States is liable to them under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. for damages incurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.…
2Cases cited81 opinions
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- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by28 opinions
- St. Bernard Parish Government v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2018
- Board of Commissioners v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
- Sanchez Ex Rel. DR-S. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- In Re: Katrina Canal BreachesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Board of Commissioners v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2015
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