Insurer Asks 5th Circuit To Reverse Ruling In Suit Brought By Mexican Nationals

Mealey's (October 19, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insurer recently asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s ruling that found its insurance policy provided coverage for an underlying personal injury lawsuit brought by two Mexican nationals in this country on temporary agricultural work visas, arguing that there is no coverage because at the time of the accident, the plaintiffs were presumptive employees of its insured or independent contractors performing manual labor (Alejandro Jorge Chavelas, et al. v. Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., et al., 18-30388, 5th Cir.)....