Court reverses Katrina-flooding ruling
Posted: September 25, 2012 at 2:39 a.m.
A federal appeals court reversed itself Monday and threw out a judge’s ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was liable for billions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina flood damage that property owners blame on the corps’ maintenance of a New Orleans shipping channel.
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Simply a cowardly ruling! Accountability has been washed out to sea.
Paul Harris
Author, "Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina"
Posted by: PatriotPaul
September 26, 2012 at 3:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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