Source:  NORTH STATE JOURNAL, 11/16/21

 A Fayetteville attorney has secured $32 million in federal compensation for Duplin County farmers following the resolution of a lawsuit involving crop insurance claims in the wake of 2020’s Hurricane Isaias. Scott Flowers of Hutchens Law Firm challenged the methodology employed by the federal Risk Management Agency (RMA) during the August 2020 hurricane, arguing that the formula used to estimate damage based on storm strength inaccurately excluded Duplin County from the appropriate classification that would have triggered damage coverage under the federal crop insurance policies.

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