GULFPORT, 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.