Plaintiff attorneys who have inundated insurance firms with lawsuits over 2005 storm damage claims, are now targeting a major mortgage lender for hurricane-related activity.

A Florida law firm said it has filed a new prospective federal class-action lawsuit against Countrywide Home Loans because the firm had refused to fulfill promises made to Mississippi Gulf Coast hurricane victims.

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Mississippi.

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