Motion To Alter Is Untimely, Federal Judge Rules In Dispute Over Flood Damage

Mealey's (October 12, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT) -- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — For the second time in less than one month, an Alabama federal judge on Oct. 11 denied an insured’s motion to alter or amend an earlier judgment that found that a federal flood insurer does not owe coverage for the insured's claim for land and relocation damages arising from a heavy rain that caused a local river to flood (Crawford Nixon v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., No. 15-00186, N.D. Ala., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167866)....