A federal appeals court has upheld a judges landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for property owners claims, agreeing the shoddy work on a shipping channel caused billions of dollars in damage from Hurricane Katrinas storm surge. A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the federal governments argument that it is entitled to immunity from lawsuits blaming Katrinas flood damage on the corps operation and maintenance of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, a New Orleans navigation channel.
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