Mealey's (October 29, 2018, 1:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 denied an insured’s petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of a lower court’s finding that dismissal with prejudice of his ninth lawsuit concerning his alleged fire damage claim and assessment of attorney fees and costs are appropriate sanctions for conduct in filing “numerous nearly identical actions in federal courts” and disregarding those courts’ orders (H. Richard Austin v. Hanover Insurance Co., No. 18-213, U.S. Sup.)....