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BROUSSARD v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. 07-60443.

523 F.3d 618 (2008)

Norman J. BROUSSARD; Genevieve Broussard, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Clement Walker, Jr. (argued), Oxford, MS, Jack Lucian Denton, Denton, Jenner & Walker, Biloxi, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

John Anderson Banahan, Bryan, Nelson, Schroeder, Castigliola & Banahan, Pascagoula, MS, Douglas Webber Dunham, Sheila L. Birnbaum, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, Susan Marie Popik, Chapman, Popik & White, San Francisco, CA, Clarke Benbow Holland (argued), LHB Pacific Law Partners, Emeryville, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Norman and Genevieve Broussard ("the Broussards") lost their home during Hurricane Katrina. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. ("State Farm") rejected their homeowner's insurance claim, and the Broussards sued to collect benefits under their policy. The case went to trial and, at the close of all the evidence, the district court granted Judgment as a Matter of Law ("JMOL") in favor of the Broussards. The jury awarded the Broussards...

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