"Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr awarded over $719,000 to four different sets of plaintiffs who alleged that the MRGO, a 76-mile manmade waterway that allowed vessels to quickly get from the Gulf of Mexico to the Industrial Canal, exasperated the conditions that led to flooding in the St. Bernard area. The ruling could set a precedent for over 400,000 other residents who have filed damage claims against the government(.)"