Panel Amends, Affirms Judgment In Coverage Suit Arising From Louisiana Flood

Mealey's (October 17, 2018, 12:41 PM EDT) -- SHREVEPORT, La. — A Louisiana appeals panel on Sept. 26 amended a lower court’s judgment in favor of an insured to reflect that interest on the attorney fees award should begin to accrue from the date of the final judgment and awarded the insured an additional $1,500 in attorney fees for the insurer’s appeal in a coverage dispute over flood damage to the insureds’ vehicles (Michael J. Jacobs v. Geico Indemnity Company, No. 52,372-CA, La. App., 2nd Cir., 2018 La. App. LEXIS 1833)....

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