Federal Circuit Affirms Government Liability for Upstream Hurricane Harvey Flooding
Late yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision that delivers a significant victory for property owners affected by upstream flooding from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey. The three-judge panel unanimously affirmed the government’s liability, finding that the Corps of Engineers knew or should have known since the dams’ construction that severe storms would cause the reservoirs to overflow and flood private […]