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IN RE KATRINA CANAL BREACHES LITIGATION

Nos. 09-30449, 09-30428 and 09-30438.

620 F.3d 455 (2010)

In re: KATRINA CANAL BREACHES LITIGATION. Steering Committee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Washington Group International, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation. Quintessa Huey, Caryn L. Fong, as Trustees of the Huey & Fong Trust; Amy Huey, as Trustee of the Kenneth Huey Family Trust; Radio Parts, Inc.; Entercom Communications Corporation; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Washington Group International, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation. Betty Lundy; Frederick Adams; Jean Addison; Jonathan Akers; Ollie P. Alexander; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Washington Group International, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 14, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bruno (argued) , Bruno & Bruno, L.L.P., Lewis Scott Joanen , New Orleans, LA, James Parkerson Roy , Domengeaux, Wright, Roy & Edwards, Lafayette, LA, for Steering Committee.

William D. Treeby (argued) , Carmelite M. Bertaut , Heather Shauri Lonian , Stone, Pigman, Walther & Wittmann, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, James E. Gauch , Adrian Wager-Zito , Jones Day , Washington, DC, for Washington Group Intern., Inc.

James M. Garner , John Thomas Balhoff, II , Ashley Gremillion Coker , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in 09-30428.

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr. , Becnel Law Firm, Reserve, LA, Albert J. Rebennack, Metairie , LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in 09-30438.

Before SMITH, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Washington Group International, Inc. ("WGI") provided engineering, construction, and management services. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ("the Corps") contracted with WGI for a large project in New Orleans. The plaintiffs sued WGI, claiming that its negligent and improper actions in fulfilling the contract were a cause of flood damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina. The district court granted summary judgment for WGI based...

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