U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. of the Western District of Louisiana at Lake Charles has come up with a plan designed to quickly settle the thousands of hurricane damage lawsuits expected to be filed against insurance companies. The two-part plan involves a streamlined settlement conference and mediation if that doesn’t resolve the issues.
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