Federal Judge Dismisses State Law Claims In Coverage Suit Over ‘Great Flood’

Mealey's (August 8, 2018, 12:25 PM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana federal judge on July 12 granted a federal flood insurer’s motion to dismiss insureds’ claims for attorney fees, costs, expenses and interest, finding that they are preempted by federal law (Keith Favaro, et al. v. Wright National Flood Insurance Co., No. 17-1711, M.D. La., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116735)....