PRESS v. LA. CITIZENS FAIR PLAN PROP. INS.

Nos. 2008-CA-1313, 2008-CA-1314.

12 So.3d 392 (2009)

Stephanie PRESS v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS FAIR PLAN PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION. Brian Nguyen, Individually, and on Behalf of all others Similarly Situated v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation a/k/a Louisiana Citizens Coastal Plan a/k/a Louisiana Citizens Fair Plan.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Smith, Mark W. Smith & Associates, PLC, Metairie, Louisiana, for Stephanie Press, Cathy Smith and Gasper Giglio.

John E. Unsworth, Jr., John T. Culotta, Darren A. Patin, Lauren E. Brisbi, Hailey McNamara Hall Larmann & Papale, L.L.P., Metairie, Louisiana, for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, Sr., Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME).


JAMES F. MCKAY III, Judge.

The defendant, Louisiana Citizens Fair Plan Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) appeals the trial court's certification of a class action in favor of the plaintiffs, Stephanie Press and other similarly situated policyholders to whom Citizens failed to pay General Contractor Overhead and Profit (GCOP). We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Citizens allegedly failed to pay...

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