5th Circuit Affirms No Excess Coverage In Dispute Over Law Firm’s Billing Practices

Mealey's (October 19, 2018, 2:24 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 18 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that there is no coverage under an excess professional liability insurance policy for a law firm insured’s losses arising from an underlying $46.5 million settlement over claims that it used improper billing practices (John M. O'Quinn, et al. v. Lexington Insurance Co., No. 16-20224, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 29407)....