Harvey Flood Victims Face Uphill Battle Suing Governments

Sept. 1, 2017, 4:00 AM UTC

A 2016 Texas Supreme Court ruling and lessons from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina point to a difficult road ahead for Houston-area residents seeking to hold county and other governmental bodies liable for flood damage from Hurricane Harvey.

“Based on what I see in the Texas Supreme Court opinion and what I know of the Fifth Circuit, I don’t see anybody really tying in blaming a governmental actor at this point,” New Orleans plaintiffs’ attorney Allan Kanner told Bloomberg BNA.

Kanner is a partner at Kanner & Whiteley LLC who specializes in environmental law and complex litigation. He has represented ...

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