GRILLETTA v. LEXINGTON INS. CO.

No. 07-30963.

558 F.3d 359 (2009)

Xavier GRILLETTA, Jr.; Randy Lauman, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Charles Trahant (argued), Metairie, LA, Jack Edward Morris, Metairie, LA, John Henry Denenea, Jr., Brian G. Shearman, Shearman-Denenea, New Orleans, LA, for Grilletta and Lauman.

Louis C. LaCour, Jr., Raymond Peter Ward (argued), Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, Robert I. Siegel, John Baay, William Andrus Barousse, Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, New Orleans, LA, for Lexington Ins. Co.

Before KING, DeMOSS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the New Orleans area, destroying homes and businesses. One such casualty was a large vacation house located on the southeastern shore of Lake Pontchartrain. This appeal considers whether the insurer of the property must cover that damage.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Xavier Grilletta ("Grilletta") and Randy Lauman...

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