{"id":7188,"date":"2007-06-04T18:51:44","date_gmt":"2007-06-04T18:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/propertyinsurancecoveragelaw\/2007\/06\/04\/court-unseals-whistleblower-suit-accusing-insurers-of-overbilling-federal-government\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:15:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:15:37","slug":"court-unseals-whistleblower-suit-accusing-insurers-of-overbilling-federal-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com\/blog\/court-unseals-whistleblower-suit-accusing-insurers-of-overbilling-federal-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Court unseals Whistleblower suit accusing insurers of overbilling federal government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of former insurance adjusters filed suit (see <a href=\"http:\/\/merlinlawgroup.files.wordpress.com\/2007\/06\/quitam.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full text of the complaint<\/a>)&nbsp;last year accusing insurers of misrepresenting claims to the National Flood Insurance Program to limit their financial losses in Katrina&#8217;s aftermath.&nbsp;&nbsp;The suit was legally required to remain under seal while federal officials reviewed the case.&nbsp; A federal judge in New Orleans unsealed the suit last week, after U.S. Attorney, David Dugas decided that his Baton Rouge-based office will not intervene.  Dean Starkman, <a href=\"http:\/\/insurancetransparencyproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insurance Transparency Project<\/a>, ties together several great examples of the alleged fleecing of the National Flood Insurance Insurance Program, including compensation for flood damage where there was no damage, 300% charge up for building materials, insurer flood claim additions for items insureds never owned or filed for.  Click here for <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nola.com\/times-picayune\/2007\/05\/whistleblower_suit_accuses_ins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">related story&#8230;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of former insurance adjusters filed suit (see full text of the complaint)&nbsp;last year accusing insurers of misrepresenting claims to the National Flood Insurance Program to limit their financial losses in Katrina&#8217;s aftermath.&nbsp;&nbsp;The suit was legally required to remain under seal while federal officials reviewed the case.&nbsp; A federal judge in New Orleans unsealed&nbsp;<span 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