Back in August 2006, I reported on Kerri Rigsby and Cori Rigsby, sisters who worked as independent adjusters for State Farm. The sisters were deemed “whistleblowers,” for their allegations of corruption at State Farm Insurance. The sisters came forward, claiming that there was fraud in the Biloxi and Gulfport field …
Sal and Mabel Mangano, owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina, were acquitted of 35 counts of negligent homicide and 24 counts of cruelty yesterday. The trial lasted three weeks, but the decision by the jury took only four hours. The couple owned St. Rita’s …
Back in June, I reported that homeowners who lost homes in Katrina were waiting for a major ruling in their case against insurance companies. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. had ruled in November that the insurance polices were ambiguous with regard to the language excluding water damage. He said …
Carolyn King, one of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges who will rule on the case involving New Orleans homeowners and insurance companies, has promised a quick ruling. Although such rulings usually take months, Judge King has acknowledged that tens of thousands of people could be affected by …
