The Chronicle of Higher Education

Dillard U. Sues Insurers That Reduced Its Flood Coverage

By KATHERINE MANGAN

Dillard University, which is still struggling to rebuild nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina caused more than $300-million in damage to its New Orleans campus, has sued its three insurance companies, accusing them of illegally slashing its flood-insurance coverage and leaving it vulnerable to another disaster.

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