No one dials 911 to report climate change. They call because the water is over the doorsill. They call because a neighbor on the third floor, in an apartment with no air conditioning, stopped answering the door. They call because the road they were told to evacuate on is already under two feet of water. […]

The Louisiana Supreme Court has left a small opening for a bankrupt Texas firm to collect contingency fees in connection with hurricane damage claims it filed on behalf of Louisiana clients even though the firm had withdrawn from the cases in the face of misconduct allegations.