Judge Orders 83 Katrina Claims Cases, Including Sen. Lott’s, to Mediation

January 11, 2007

  • January 11, 2007 at 8:33 am
    isabel says:
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    It\’s about time justice was served.
    The judge should be nominated for sainthood.

  • January 11, 2007 at 8:40 am
    dem says:
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    Ok…I\’m waiting to see how many of you Republicans come out against this one. I\’m hoping that I hear the same outrage that I always hear here from you folks that defend the insurance companies…

  • January 12, 2007 at 8:31 am
    Yankee says:
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    This judge is a hometown boy who bent over backwards to ensure a hometown ruling. Do I hear appeal. Things will never change down there.

  • January 12, 2007 at 9:16 am
    Hal says:
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    Doing what is right does not require a party affiliation. When there is a party affiliation it is harder to do what is right because what is right must be tempered with what is good for the party. Cheers for the judge.

  • January 12, 2007 at 9:41 am
    JJT says:
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    Insurance policies tend to be very specific contracts stating what is covered and what is not covered. For covered items, there are usually perils that are excluded. When the wording in a policy is ambiguous, then rulings are made in favor of the insured, as it should be.

    The problem that we have here is that we have judges and polititians who are trying to intrepid policy language that has already been tested through the legal process. If we continue to allow this to occur, these contracts and any other contracts won\’t be worth the paper they are written on.

    The results if this happens could be disastrous for everyone.

    Why would insurance companies want to continue to write business if they didn\’t know what they would be held responsible for?

    And without insurance, what companies could continue to produce products or supply a service?

    And without comapnies to employ us…

    what a vicious cycle…

    So do we settle losses based on the coverages provided for in the insurance contract or?

  • January 12, 2007 at 9:47 am
    Hal says:
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    You are right with that.

  • January 13, 2007 at 12:49 pm
    O Say Can U C I\'mLady Libert says:
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    Their Last Names are
    Lott, Taylor, Scruggs & Hood…
    Forever they will be known…
    as Robin Hood

    I\’m not religious but this I see…
    a sign from God… the Almighty.

    Since I was born,
    10 Commandments were read
    \”bearing false witness\”
    is what one of them said.

    Ironic it is…
    \”the good neighbors\” they claimed…
    God had already etched in their name.

    Hit by a Hurricane, a Category 5…
    They blamed the water
    before we even opened our eye.

    They Lied, and tried to cover this up.
    Using their power trying to hush us all up.

    It was Strangers that came from far away.
    This is called the American way.

    I was so happy when I looked up to see.
    It\’s our own… in the USA.

    A Hug & Kiss to everyone.
    All of you that came to our aid.
    Proud to be part of Red, White & Blue.

    Her name was Katrina…
    then there came what was called FEMA?
    I got my FEMA number
    still waiting for a trailer too,

    Oh, Michael Brown we need you,
    FEMA still don\’t know what to do.
    It was God that sent Ole Katrina,
    Mr. Brown it wasn\’t you.

    No one knew this was all God\’s plan.
    Brownie was the sacrificial lamb.

    What hurt us more than loosing it all,
    The shock & betrayal from good ole State Farm.

    They Turned their backs & denied us by name.
    This made me feel ashamed.
    I cried to see the children\’s toys
    but then State Farm even killed Santa Clause.
    We had not home for Santa Clause
    The ultimate betrayal… by one of our own.

    Katrina\’s winds blew so hard…
    she showed us lots of the Theft & Fraud….

    The Industry said it was not the wind,
    but that is why she took homes of the Powerful Men.

    Before it\’s over & in the end,
    I think we\’ll find Katrina, a friend.

    In the twinkling of an eye…
    winds came from the sky…
    I now understand Gods Reason Why.
    Back down to earth is God\’s cry.
    Our family has lost the American Pie.

    This is what God wants us to know.
    It\’s why he let Katrina Winds blow.

    Don\’t you see that he is sad,
    he is tired of watching all of the Bad.

    Seek the Truth & ye shall find….
    What they\’ve been doing all of this time.

    You say they have nothing to hide…
    but now we\’ll see …what is inside.

    The best things in life are free.
    Gifts from God to you and me.

    Love, Laughter , Honor & Truth,
    is the Rx….Not a Vicodin.

    We have to stop and make a new plan.
    Let\’s be honest…things have to change.
    Depression & Addiction all over this land.
    We must go back to God\’s original plan.
    Bring back the honor in American Man.

    Where are our Honorable Men & Women?
    Could you trust One with your savings or ten?

    Ask any woman, they will say,
    it\’s hard to keep one from going astray.
    It just got to be the American way.

    It is not a Democrat or Republican,
    We are all American !
    Justice for all, the American way.
    This was truly called Judgement day,.

    But this is what I want you to know….
    It took Katrina & a few Powerful Men…
    To get the attention of every American
    Live by God\’s original 10.
    .

  • January 13, 2007 at 12:55 pm
    KATRINA HOMEOWNER says:
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    Are you people that stupid?

    Katrina was a category 5.
    200 MPH winds

    FLOOD PAID 100% NO DENIED CLAIMS

    INSURANCE COMPANIES
    REFUSED TO PAY $1.00 FOR WIND.

    THEY LIED, THEY CHEATED, THEY GOT CAUGHT.
    NOW THEY PAY.
    SIMPLE.
    1 + 1 = 2 ALL DAY LONG 24/7

    WHAT BLEW THE ROOF OFF THE SUPERDOME?

  • January 12, 2007 at 1:39 am
    St. Fine Print says:
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    It\’s a fairly simple to me.
    If the policies did not have an exclusion with the exact wording that there would NOT be cover for a \”storm surge\”…then there will be coverage.
    You veterans if the insurance industry know it and so do the lawyers.

  • January 12, 2007 at 1:47 am
    MEM says:
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    Let\’s check out the definition of flood from our dear ole friends at Mirriam/Webster:

    Main Entry: 1flood
    Pronunciation: \’fl&d
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flOd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flOwan to flow

    1 a : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also : a condition of overflowing b capitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah

    2 : the flowing in of the tide

    3 : an overwhelming quantity or volume; also : a state of abundant flow or volume — often used in the phrase in full flood

    Now… unless I\’m incorrect… the flowing in of the tide… and a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land means… that FLOOD is not covered under these policies

    Right or wrong if you have an exclusion in an insurance contract – it is not up to some politician to make nice for re-election

    So sorry for those folks that didn\’t have \”FLOOD\” coverage – maybe some E&O carriers out there should be scratching their heads on their insurance professionals that didn\’t sell the coverage in the first place – or – get a signed statement that they were offered the coverage and they refused to purchase it –



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