Addicks and Barker Reservoirs homeowners have limited options to sue if their homes flood again
Wording in a court judgment prevents homeowners in the giant reservoirs west of Houston from suing the federal government in future floods and could place a heavier burden on lower-income residents. Read the full article here: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2023/02/13/443518/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs-homeowners-have-limited-options-to-sue-if-their-homes-flood-again/
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
Ruling Exposes Gov’t to More than $1B in Damages Because of Harvey Flooding
Read more here: https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southcentral/2022/11/04/313609.htm
Trial Win
Upstream Addicks and Barker Reservoir homeowners win $550,000 in damages in lawsuit over Harvey flooding. 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/?utm_source=twitter-share-attachment&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link
The Fight Continues for Upstream Flood Victims
Five years ago… Although the rains for Harvey began several days earlier, it was not until the early hours of Monday August 28, 2017, that the Addicks and Barker pools impounded by the Corps began to reach private property. By the morning of that Monday, the first homes, businesses, schools and churches began to flood. […]
Court of Federal Claims rules against DOWNSTREAM Harvey flood victims in Fifth Amendment takings case
Read more here: https://www.scribd.com/document/447678442/2020-02-18-Downstream-Opinion-00479940xE22AB
UPDATE AND NOTICE: Liability Win, Next Town Hall Meeting, and News Articles
Liability Win As we reported in a prior update, the Court ruled that the Government is liable for causing the flooding of the 13 upstream test properties during Hurricane Harvey. This is a significant victory—and major step forward! And we are very pleased for all of the affected upstream homeowners, renters, and businesses. Importantly, the Court ruled […]
