Louisiana Panel Reverses Penalty Award In Coverage Suit Over Hurricane Isaac Damage

(September 27, 2019, 11:59 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS —A Louisiana appeals panel on Sept. 25 affirmed a lower court’s judgment awarding an insured $40,414 in covered Hurricane Isaac damages under a homeowners insurance policy subject to the hurricane deductible but reversed the judgment as to bad faith penalties and amended the judgment to properly reflect the attorney fee award (Warren Dudenhefer v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, et al., No. 2019-CA-0387, La. App., 4th Cir., 2019 La. App. LEXIS 1635)....