Disagreement reigns over whether Hurricane Katrina lawsuits are close to settlement or now, according to Mississippi officials.
State Farm, the largest U.S. home insurer, said it is close to settling hundreds of lawsuits over its payments for homes wrecked by Hurricane Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but the state said no agreement had been reached. A State Farm spokesman confirmed a report in Tuesday’s New York Times which cited lawyers briefed […]