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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday upheld two new state laws giving policyholders more time to sue their insurers or file claims over damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The Louisiana attorney general's office had asked the high court to review the laws after a state judge said they were constitutional. Although it is unusual for the party that wins a ruling to seek a review from a higher court, Attorney General Charles Foti said he wanted the matter solidly settled.
The one-year extension is "both appropriate and reasonable in order to protect the rights of the citizens of Louisiana and their general welfare," Justice Chet Traylor wrote in the ruling.
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