5th Circuit Dismisses Insureds’ Appeal Of COVID-19 Dispute For Want Of Prosecution

Mealey's (July 19, 2021, 1:28 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 15 dismissed insureds’ appeal of a Louisiana federal court’s grant of their businessowners insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in their lawsuit seeking coverage for their alleged losses prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, noting that the appellants failed to timely file their brief and record excerpts....