Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown signed two orders on behalf of the en banc Court pertaining to Hurricane Ida insurance claims on December 18, 2024.
One order requires counsel for defendants/insurers to file a Notice of Settlement for any case that has been resolved but still remains on the Court’s docket. The notices must be submitted within 21 days of the Dec. 18 order.
The other order pertains to cases in which the McClenny, Mosely & Associates law firm represented insureds. The order observes that notwithstanding bankruptcy court orders in another district, the Chief Magistrate Judge in this district has twice found that the MMA firm “voluntarily and knowingly waived and forfeited whatever rights it may have had in fees and/or costs in its former cases in this District before it declared bankruptcy.” Accordingly, the Court orders that “(1) no portion of settlement proceeds is required to be held in trust in this District and (2) insurers should immediately cease insisting on listing MMA as a payee on settlement checks.”
The full orders, including the referenced opinions, are available here: