One of the more interesting documents I have seen in Katrina litigation is the notes of Brian Ford, who was an engineer with Forensic Analysis and Engineering Corp., and who was involved in investigating hurricane damage for reports that would be used by State Farm. If you don't remember Ford, he was at the center of a controversy about a report he submitted to State Farm saying the damage to the Thomas McIntosh home in Mississippi was caused primarily by wind. State Farm rejected the report as not based on the available evidence, and Ford was removed from State Farm work by Forensic. Another engineer with Forensic did another report and came to the conclusion the damage was due to flood. You can read more about this in this post I wrote back in April. In the post, click on the l
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