Law Firm Asks 5th Circuit To Find For Excess Coverage Of Improper Billing Claims

Mealey's (January 25, 2017, 9:55 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A law firm insured has asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s finding that there is no coverage under an excess professional liability insurance policy for its losses arising from an underlying $46.5 million settlement over claims that it used improper billing practices (John M. O'Quinn, et al. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, et al., No. 16-20224, 5th Cir.)....