Lloyd's of London Policyholders Ask La. Court to Certify Class

NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana plaintiffs suing Lloyd's of London over the carrier's allegedly deficient response to claims from Hurricane Katrina asked a state court on Jan. 10 to certify the claimants as a class. Charbonnet v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, et al., No. 06-6570 (La. Dist. Ct., Orleans Parish).

On Jan. 3, a federal judge remanded the case from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to the Louisiana District Court in Orleans Parish, ruling Lloyd's failed to show that the number of potential plaintiffs or the amount in controversy met the mandatory removal requirements of …