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Case ID: 4529 | Government | 11/14/2005
A class-action suit has been filed against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Katrina living in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The lawsuit, the first file against FEMA in relation to its response to Katrina, says that the agency has violated and continues to violate Federal law by failing to discharge its obligations as the federal agency chartered to care for victims of natural disasters. The suit seeks a court order to require FEMA to make it easier for victims to apply for temporary housing assistance, to improve the agency's outreach and accessibility and immediately to provide trailers or other alternatives to replace shelters, tents and other makeshift arrangements. The suit also asks the court to force FEMA to establish application guidelines under which victims can obtain continued financial assistance beyond a three-month period and receive adjustments based on family size and other factors. The plaintiffs also request that the court order FEMA to eliminate certain rules regarding the use of funds victims have already received and to cease a policy whereby FEMA makes room for its housing by evicting and destroying the homes of residents of trailer parks. The legal action has been brought by 14 named plaintiffs on their own behalf and on the behalf of a class of people who lived in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama on August 29, 2005 in areas that were subsequently declared Federal Disaster Areas, were displaced by Hurricane Katrina and have or will apply for disaster housing assistance under the Stafford Act. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Government Cases of Interest Four Lake City residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Lake City that would force the city to put Sondra Fleming-Crosby and Lovith Anderson Jr. on council. The parties have reached a proposed $6,305,000 settlement in a class action against Coast National Insurance Company by former California automobile insurance policyholders who claim that Coast National wrongly canceled their policies for nonpayment of premiums. To recover under the settlement, class members must submit a claim form postmarked by September 15, 2003. Dickson Campers alleges that the city of Mobile violated state law by collecting more taxes inside its 3-mile-wide police jurisdiction, which extends west and south of the city, than the services it provides there. The city also has not -- on an annual basis as it should have -- justified the amount it collects.. Medicare is a benefit that most Americans work a lifetime to receive. A class action has been filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its secretary, Tommy Thompson, on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries in Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester and Rockland counties in New York who allege that disparities in Medicare+Choice coverage between New York City and its suburbs are the result of unconstitutionally unequal treatment. The action asks the court to make the government to pay back seniors in the four suburban counties for premiums they paid into the Medicare Plus Choice program since January 1, 2001. The lawsuit claims the city of Sioux Falls negligently designed, constructed, maintained and inspected its sanitary and storm sewer lines and systems. Due to those faults, homeowners say the city should pay for damages cause by flooding during two storms in Summer 2004. Red light photo enforcement systems have been the focus for nationwide controversy--Big Brother really is watching you. The classes have been certified in two related class actions filed against Lockheed Martin, IMS; ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc.; Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.; and Del Mar Ventures, LLC (formerly known as U.S. Public Technologies LLC) on behalf of persons who have received traffic citations in 14 California cities and the county of Los Angeles. |
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