Federal Law Does Not Apply To State Law Procurement Claims, Insureds Tell 5th Circuit

Mealey's (April 6, 2017, 4:13 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Insureds have asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of an insurer and the United States of America in a lawsuit arising from the insurer's cancellation of a federal flood insurance policy following Hurricane Ike (Robert Spong and Kerry Spong v. Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-41165, 5th Cir.)....