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Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Finds No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown

The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income lost because of government restrictions imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. The high court on Friday reversed the Louisiana …

Early Report Shows Strong Winds During Arkansas Plane Crash

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — During last month’s deadly crash of a small plane near Little Rock, there were “changing/deteriorating weather conditions from the time of taxi, takeoff, and the accident,” according to a preliminary report Friday from the National …

More Legal Troubles for Moseley Law Firm, Mitchell Adjusting

A judge in Louisiana and a prosecutor in Texas have taken action to block two separate insurance fraud schemes: One by a law firm whose lawyers admitted filing claims on behalf of homeowners it did not represent and another by …

No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour

Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with their claims against the city because of a statute that waives governmental immunity for damages caused by motor-driven equipment, the …

Thousands of Lawsuits, but Few Attorneys Left to Tend Them

McClenny Moseley & Associates filed more than 2,000 hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, but now appears to have no attorneys left in the state to pursue them. Three attorneys who once worked in MMA’s New Orleans office have posted notice on …

La. Supreme Court Suspends Hurricane Damage Lawyer

The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended indefinitely the law license of the attorney who manages McClenny Moseley & Associates’ office in New Orleans — the latest setback for a law firm that paid nearly $14 million for client leads and filed …

Federal Judge in Louisiana Suspends Texas Law Firm Over Hurricane Claims

A federal judge has suspended a Texas law firm from practice in the western district of Louisiana over ethical questions raised about its handling of hundreds of hurricane insurance claims. In an order dated March 4, District Judge James Cain …

Federal Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making misrepresentations …

La. Insurance Commissioner Accuses Hurricane Claim Law Firm of Fraud

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Friday that his department issued a cease-and-desist order to McClenny, Moseley & Associates, a Houston-based law firm that filed more than 1,500 hurricane-damage lawsuits in the state — many which duplicated filings made by …

Austin’s City Manager Fired over Widespread Power Outages

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin’s city manager was fired Wednesday in the wake of outrage in the Texas capital over a slow and fumbled response to a winter storm power outage that left thousands of people without electricity for a …

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