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Army Corps 'Monumental Negligence' to Blame for Katrina Flooding: Judge dated Friday 20th of November 2009   Filed under: News In a ruling that vindicates New Orleans residents long ignored complaints, and opens the door to lawsuits and settlements that could amount to billions of dollars, a federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of engineers' failure to maintain the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a navigation channel, makes them liable for the worst flooding of Katrina. Flooding caused by ...
In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability Ruling dated Friday 20th of November 2009   The day after a judge ruled that flooding in two areas of New Orleans was caused by negligence, city residents were trying to decipher the implications of the decision.
First MRGO Hurricane Katrina Flood Trial A Big Win For Plaintiffs dated Thursday 19th of November 2009   A major Hurricane Katrina flooding trial ended with a win for plaintiffs yesterday, as a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain the Mississippi River Gulf Coast Outlet (known popularly as MRGO) was partly to blame for the flooding that followed the historic storm. Judge Stanwood R. Duval, [...]
Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds dated Thursday 19th of November 2009   The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Ruling offers billions for Katrina victims dated Friday 20th of November 2009   NEW YORK: The US Government faces compensation claims worth billions of dollars from victims of Hurricane Katrina after a federal judge found that negligence on the part of the army's corps of engineers was directly responsible for some of the most extreme flooding.
'Blood Equity': The heavy toll of playing pro football dated Friday 20th of November 2009   The heavy toll of playing pro football. "Everybody who plays leaves with something," says retired New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson in the documentary "Blood Equity" but, sadly, he doesn't mean a glorious pension or athletic pride. He's referring to the physical and mental struggles of ex-football players who feel monetarily neglected by the now $7.1-billion sport and its union when, as ...
Court blames Army Corps for Katrina floods dated Friday 20th of November 2009   NEW ORLEANS (AP) | A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims. The federal judge's harshly worded decision also served as vindication for residents of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward in New ...
McCree helps Summit volleyball team win Sunkist League title; see video highlights dated Friday 20th of November 2009   Led by several outstanding senior players, including Sunkist League Most Valuable Player Danielle McCree, the Summit High School girls’ volleyball team won the league championship and finished with a 14-5 overall record this past season.
Judge: Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding dated Thursday 19th of November 2009   A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to Hurricane Katrina's massive flooding of the Gulf Coast in 2005. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval sided with five residents and one business who argued the Army Corps' shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward ...
Review: Bill Kunstler 'Disturbing the Universe' dated Friday 20th of November 2009   William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)Documentary. Directed by Emily and Sarah Kunstler. (Not rated. 85 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The personal is political, as the saying goes. Just ask Emily and Sarah Kunstler, the producers...

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