BURMASTER v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT

No. 2012-CA-1091.

155 So.3d 544 (2013)

Melvin BURMASTER, et al. v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin J. Burmaster , Elizabeth W. Defley , Mark M. Bonura , New Orleans, LA, Eric J. O'Bell , Gauthier Houghtaling & Williams, L.L.P., Metairie, LA, John H. Smith , Smith Shanklin, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant and the Proposed Class.

Brett P. Fenasci , Michael A. McGlone , Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Liberty International Underwriters, Inc.

Mark L. Clark , Matthew L. Stedman , Brown Sims, P.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Indemnity Insurance Company of North America.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge ROSEMARY LEDET).


Following Hurricane Katrina, Melvin Burmaster filed a lawsuit against the Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG), seeking to recover damages caused by flooding on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish during and after the hurricane. Mr. Burmaster alleged that the flooding occurred because PPG failed to properly maintain hurricane...

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