http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-30/117227342095990.xml&storylist=louisianaNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Many residents affected by flooding from the failure of levees and flood walls following Hurricane Katrina must file their court claims by Wednesday or risk exclusion from a class-action case, lawyers involved in the litigation said Friday.
Joe Bruno, an attorney representing thousands of such plaintiffs, accused federal officials of reneging on an agreement to set Aug. 29, 2007 — the two-year anniversary of Katrina — as the deadline for potentially tens of thousands of claims to be filed.
Bruno said the U.S. Department of Justice stunned his legal team this week by informing them that certain claims must be filed by Wednesday, 18 months after the storm. The Justice Department's legal ruling also forces at least 30,000 residents who already have filed claims to refile the necessary paperwork by Wednesday's deadline, according to Bruno...(more@link)
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