Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated $108 billion (unadjusted) in damage and was responsible for more than 1,800 fatalities. (Credit: KEG-KEG/Shutterstock)

Last week, the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld a 2022 jury ruling ordering USAA to pay $10.5 million to the estate of a couple who lost their home in Hurricane Katrina.

The original lawsuit was filed by Paul and Sylvia Minor in 2008. It alleged USAA, which insured the Minors’ home at the time of the hurricane, failed to cover the loss of their $1 million home as well as other covered property nearby.

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