Catastrophic property loss claims against insurance carriers typically involve detailed disputes regarding the timing and cause of the claimed loss, reasonable assessment of property value, design and structural sufficiency of damaged buildings and structures, fire and building code application, and complex coverages. When a claim is subject to litigation, it is likely to be accompanied by allegations of breach of contract and bad faith.

The Firm's lawyers have successfully handled hurricane and other catastrophic loss claims since Hurricane Frederic in 1979, having tried them in state and federal court. In addition to trying hurricane cases, our lawyers have successfully participated in mediation, appraisals and have prevailed on summary judgments in hurricane-spawnedlawsuits.  In recent years we have handled a number of claims from Hurricanes Georges, Ivan and Katrina in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana.