The Sun-Herald reports that in the latest Katrina wind vs. water trial a federal court jury deliberated 80 minutes before ruling for State Farm on the wind vs. water issue and the homeowners on the contents claim:

After deliberating for 80 minutes Tuesday, a jury said Reginald Bossier isn’t entitled to any additional money for damage to his Biloxi home during Hurricane Katrina, but State Farm does owe him $52,300 for damage to its contents.

In the case of Bossier v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., the jury of five men and three women also found Bossier shouldn’t’t receive any compensation for additional living expenses after his home was destroyed.

The jury will return to federal court Thursday at 1 p.m. to decide if Bossier should be awarded punitive damages in the case. Sr. Judge L.T. Sent er Jr. said State Farm had no legal reason for denying Bossier’s claim for three years on and outbuilding and the contents of that building.

Bossier had asked the jury for the policy limit of $650,000 on his home on the north side of Biloxi’s Back Bay. The judge instructed the jury members they could award him from zero to a maximum of $325,337.87 for damage to the home and up to $255,907 for contents.

State Farm appears to be spinning the verdict as a win, but a large punitive verdict for not paying the contents claim would change their tune. Plaintiffs’ counsel were Judy Guise and Shanon Fountain Jr.