September 06, 2012 | Daily Report Online
N.O. tour guides ask judge to block license rulesFour New Orleans tour guides asked a federal judge Thursday to bar the city from enforcing requirements that they pass a history exam, drug test and criminal background check to be licensed.
By Michael Kunzelman
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October 26, 2012 | Daily Report Online
BP spill trial delayed for Mardi Gras, Super BowlTo avoid disruptions from the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, a federal judge in New Orleans has postponed a trial for claims spawned by BP's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
By Michael Kunzelman
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January 29, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer: Phone scheme meant to embarrass senatorBy BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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April 24, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill caseBy Cain Burdeau and Michael Kunzelman
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May 09, 2008 | Daily Report Online
State Farm reaches out-of-court settlement in Katrina casesBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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April 02, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Lousiana Judge exonerates barge company in Katrina lawsuitBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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February 26, 2008 | Daily Report Online
2 key Katrina insurance cases to go before Louisiana's highest court TuesdayNEW ORLEANS AP - Joseph Sher blamed much of the damage to his New Orleans apartment complex on water that inundated the city when levees failed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.He sued Lafayette Insurance Co. after the insurer denied most of his claims by saying they were caused by "flood" and therefore not covered by his hazard policy.
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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September 11, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Katrina floodwall case heads to New Orleans trialThe Army Corps of Engineers is back on trial, seven years after Hurricane Katrina's epic storm surge shredded the flood protection system it had built for New Orleans.
By Michael Kunzelman
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November 29, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Miss. grand jury indicts high-profile lawyer in suspected scheme to bribe state judgeBy Michael Kunzelman
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March 15, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Judge declines to rule out punitive damages in Katrina insurance caseGULFPORT, Miss. AP - A federal judge refused to rule out punitive damages on Thursday against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. in a lawsuit a Biloxi homeowner filed after Hurricane Katrina demolished his home.U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter said he will let the jury decide whether State Farm owes Biloxi City Council member Edward Gemmill money for his claim and whether the case warrants punitive damages.
By Michael Kunzelman
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