[StBernard] La insurer asks for Supreme Court appeal on claims

[Westley Annis]

La insurer asks for Supreme Court appeal on claims
April 18, 2012
By ALAN SAYRE, AP Business Writer
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana's property insurer of last resort has asked the
nation's highest court to hear an appeal of a $104.6 million award to 18,500
policyholders who sued over slow adjustment of hurricane claims in 2005.

The action by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. came as an order
was issued to the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff to get the money from the
insurer's bank.

In a statement, plaintiff attorney Fred Herman said a state district judge
in Jefferson Parish would decide how to divide the money once it is turned
over by Regions Bank.

Citizens' chief executive, Richard Robertson, said a request for the U.S.
Supreme Court to hear the case was filed Wednesday. There was no indication
of when the court might decide to accept or reject the request.