5th Circuit: Windstorm Coverage Doesn’t Include Flood Damage February 7, 2022 By Jim Sams An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn’t cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even... Read More
Texas Deep Freeze Lingers While Electrical Grid Holds Steady February 4, 2022 By Josh Saul and Naureen S. Malik A bitter cold blast is gripping Texas in the wake of a winter storm, but the state’s power grid is... Read More
Terrebonne Levee System to Get $379 Million in Federal Money January 24, 2022 By Keith Magill HOUMA, La. (AP)–A levee system that protects Terrebonne and parts of Lafourche from Gulf of Mexico hurricanes will receive $379... Read More
Feds: Worker Who Fell 50 Feet Didn’t Use Lifeline January 24, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP)–A worker on a crew replacing corroded grating on an oil platform wasn’t wearing his safety lifeline when... Read More
Appeals Court Clears The Hartford on Most BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers’ Injury Claims January 21, 2022 By William Rabb Navigators Insurance, part of The Hartford, does not have to cover most medical and injury claims from 2,000 workers who... Read More
Pipeline Spills 300,000 Gallons of Diesel Near New Orleans January 14, 2022 By Janet McConnaughey and Matthew Brown NEW ORLEANS (AP)–A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just... Read More
5th Circuit: Insurer Has Duty to Defend Lawsuit Over Leaky Roof Despite Policy Exclusion January 13, 2022 By Jim Sams Siplast Inc., a Dallas-area manufacturer of roof membranes, purchased a liability policy that excluded coverage for any damages to its... Read More
Ida Victims Move From Tent Camps to Trailers 4 Months Later January 12, 2022 SCHRIEVER, La. (AP)–More than four months after Hurricane Ida destroyed or did major damage to their houses, some Louisiana residents... Read More
Texas Insurers Sue ERCOT, Power Generators Over Damages From Deep Freeze January 10, 2022 By Jim Sams A lawsuit filed by 131 insurance companies alleges that negligence by the organization that operates Texas’ electrical grid and power... Read More
Top Texas Shale Producers Hit by Quake-Driven Well Disposal Closures January 7, 2022 By Liz Hampton Some Texas shale oil and gas producers could lose as much as half of their wastewater disposal capacity in key... Read More