NEW ORLEANS, July 7 (UPI) -- Attorneys for Hurricane Katrina victims said they hope to pierce the U.S. government's veil of immunity by arguing a shipping channel caused damages.

NEW ORLEANS, May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be sued for alleged Mississippi River channel defects that contributed to Hurricane Katrina's devastation, a judge says.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina flooding but still dismissed a lawsuit naming the corps.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. federal judge in New Orleans has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend its payments of hotel bills for Hurricane Katrina victims.

NEW ORLEANS, Fla., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed by a group of unions claims that landlords in New Orleans are unfairly evicting tenants scattered by Hurricane Katrina.