Misrepresentation Claims Against Insurer Were Prescribed, 5th Circuit Panel Affirms

Mealey's (January 5, 2022, 12:06 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 4 affirmed a lower federal court’s dismissal of a misrepresentation lawsuit brought against an insurer under Louisiana Revised Statute Section 22:1973(B)(1), finding that the lower court did not err in finding that the claims were not timely filed within the one-year prescriptive period....