NU Online News Service, Oct. 3, 2:48 p.m. EST
A recent decision in Louisiana Supreme Court prevents a homeowner from collecting for the same damage twice.
At issue in the case, Shirley Frught vs. Lafayette Insurance Co., was whether Frught—who was paid $125,000 on her flood policy following Hurricane Katrina in 2005—was due more money from her homeowners insurer, Lafayette.
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