Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
In St. Bernard Parish Government v. United States, Louisiana property owners argued that the U.S. government was liable under takings law for flood damage to their properties caused by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit disagreed, however, noting that the government cannot be liable on a takings theory for inaction, and that the government action was not shown to have been the cause of the flooding. On September 6, 2018, the Environmental Law Institute hosted an expert panel to explore this ruling and its potential implications for future litigation in a world of changing climate, extreme weather, and uncertain liability. Below, we present a transcript of the discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Teresa Chan, Michael Burger, Vincent Colatriano & John Echeverria,
Determining Climate Responsibility: Government Liability for Hurricane Katrina?,
49
Envtl. L. Rep.
10005
(2019).
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https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climate_change/73
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