5th Circuit Rejects La. Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business-Interruption Claim January 11, 2023 By Ezra Amacher The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday against a New Orleans restaurant’s claim for business interruption losses after the...
5th Circuit Mulls Vaccine Mandate for US Contractors October 5, 2022 A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday became the latest to hear arguments on whether President Joe Biden...
5th Circuit: Employer Fired for Sleepwalking Loses ADA Case August 10, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An employee fired for unsolicitedly sleepwalking into a colleague’s hotel room during an out-of-town conference has no disability discrimination claim,...
Fifth Circuit: Insurer Can’t Escape Coverage in Fatal Unloading Accident April 12, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An insurer can’t evade its duty to defend a Texas construction company sued over the death of a truck driver...
5th Circuit Denies Class Certification in Louisiana GEICO Suit March 1, 2022 The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of class certification to a...
5th Circuit: Texas Carrier Must Defend Against Claim Despite Policy Exclusion August 3, 2020 By Jim Sams Texas law requires an insurer to defend the grandparents of a 10-year-old boy who was killed while driving their all-terrain...
Chubb Off the Hook for Legal Fees in Dispute With Mississippi Hospital System March 15, 2017 Singing River Health System in Mississippi has lost its case in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals against an insurance...