GULFPORT, Miss., Jan. 11 -- A jury on Thursday awarded $2.5 million in punitive damages to a couple who sued State Farm Fire & Casualty for denying their claim after Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could benefit hundreds of other homeowners challenging insurers for refusing to cover billions of... -
Miss. Jury Penalizes Insurer for Denying A Katrina Claim
GULFPORT, Miss., Jan. 11 -- A jury on Thursday awarded $2.5 million in punitive damages to a couple who sued State Farm Fire & Casualty for denying their claim after Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could benefit hundreds of other homeowners challenging insurers for refusing to cover billions of...-
By Garry Mitchell