- US Supreme Court: January 30, 2008
Fact
A class-action lawsuit on the levee breaks in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was filed against the Army Corps of Engineers. The corps took charge of constructing the wall on the 17th Canal, which was the primary cause of the flood in August 2005.
Issue Should Army Corps of Engineers, which took responsibility in constructing the broken levee, be liable for the damages by flood during Hurricane Katrina?
Rule Flood Control Act of 1928
Analysis Although the corps’s work is found inappropriate, they as a federal government agency are immune under Flood Control Act of 1928.
Conclusion US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Army Corps of Engineers. Because of this ruling, 489,000 other pending lawsuits against the agency are also at risk of losing or being dropped.
Source Katrina Suit Vs. Army Corps Dismissed By CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN. AP. – Jan 30, 2008
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