Addicks, Barker Reservoir upstream judgment excludes homeowners who bought post-Harvey
Under the ruling, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won’t have to compensate homeowners who bought their property after August 30, 2017 if the land floods again. Read more here: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2022/11/30/438376/the-addicks-and-barker-reservoir-upstream-judgment-excludes-homeowners-who-bought-their-homes-after-harvey/
Ruling could set hefty price toward properties flooded above Barker, Addicks reservoirs during Harvey
More than five years after their homes and businesses were flooded, residents above the Addicks and Barker dams are learning how much money the federal government owes them for damage from Houston’s overflowing reservoirs. Read more here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Properties-upstream-of-Addicks-Barker-reservoirs-17554181.php
Upstream Addicks and Barker Reservoir homeowners win $550,000 in damages in lawsuit over Harvey flooding
The suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens the door to suits by an estimated 10,000 other upstream homeowners, with the potential for total damages of well over $1 billion. Read more here: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2022/11/02/436618/upstream-addicks-and-barker-reservoir-homeowners-win-550000-in-damages-in-lawsuit-over-harvey-flooding/
Ruling Exposes Gov’t to More than $1B in Damages Because of Harvey Flooding
A federal court last week found the US government liable for $455,000 in damages to six claimants whose homes were flooded by water backed up behind two dams near Houston during Hurricane Harvey — but that’s just for starters. Read more here: https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southcentral/2022/11/04/313609.htm