According to Anita Lee’s brief update in the Sun Herald, opening arguments began this afternoon in Linsanby v USAA, the first Katrina case to go to trial in Jackson County, Mississippi.
An attorney for USAA policyholders James W. and Gladys Lisanby said the insurance company “abandoned” them by refusing to cover all the wind damage to their waterfront home.
An attorney for USAA told the jury that evidence including video footage shot during the storm would clearly show that water destroyed the first floor of the Lisanby’s home and USAA covered $45,000 in wind damage to the second floor.
After opening statements, court resumed with testimony from a hurricane hunter, a witness for the Lisanbys.
We’ll update this post as additional information becomes available – keep checking.
Update Anita Lee filed this story for the print edition of today’s Sun Herald: Continue reading “Anita Lee files update on Lisanby v USAA (Updated)”