Gustav reminded us the city remains vulnerable to levee failure -- any levee is no match for nature.

CNN: Today's New Orleans a tale of two cities

In cases he's been involved with, Rogers says it's typical that it's not just the levee authority that is sued but also insurance companies, contractors, state entities--in short, any group or individual with any possible connection to the levee failure.

NPR: Lawsuits Filed Over New Orleans Levee Breaks

Rogers says the levee breaks in New Orleans bear some similarity to the failure in 1986 of a levee on the Yuba River, south of Marysville, California.

NPR: Lawsuits Filed Over New Orleans Levee Breaks