Insureds Seek Panel Rehearing Or Stay Of COVID-19 Suit Pending Cajun Conti Ruling

Mealey's (April 8, 2022, 12:52 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Insureds on April 5 petitioned for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for a panel rehearing or a stay of a mandate related to the court’s March 22 grant of a business owners insurer’s motion or judgment on the pleadings in their lawsuit seeking coverage for their alleged losses prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, arguing that a Louisiana appeals court’s forthcoming ruling in Cajun Conti, LLC, et al v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, et al., will provide better guidance in interpreting their policy language....