Lott Sues Insurance Co. in Katrina Damage [View All]

[Rose Siding]

JACKSON, Miss. -- U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is suing his insurance company over his beachfront Pascagoula home, which was leveled by Hurricane Katrina.

The law office of Lott's brother-in-law, high-profile plaintiff's Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, filed the federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of Lott and his wife against State Farm.
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"Today I have joined in a lawsuit against my longtime insurance company because it will not honor my policy, nor those of thousands of other south Mississippians, for coverage against wind damage due to Hurricane Katrina," said Lott, R-Miss. "There is no credible argument that there was no wind damage to my home in Pascagoula."
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Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has said he prefers to negotiate with insurance companies, saying lawsuits could force the companies out of Mississippi.

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