By Perry Cooper, Bloomberg BNA
A 2016 Texas Supreme Court ruling and lessons from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina point to a difficult road ahead for Houston-area residents seeking to hold county and other governmental bodies liable for flood damage from Hurricane Harvey.
“Based on what I see in the Texas Supreme Court opinion and what I know of the Fifth Circuit, I don’t see anybody really tying in blaming a governmental actor at this point,” New Orleans plaintiffs’ attorney Allan Kanner told Bloomberg BNA.
Kanner is a partner at Kanner & Whiteley LLC who specializes in environmental law and ...
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