Majority Substitutes Opinion, Denies Panel Rehearing As Moot In Irma Coverage Suit

Mealey's (October 23, 2023, 2:50 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A majority of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on its own motion on Oct. 20 vacated a May 31 opinion, substituted a new opinion and denied as moot an insurer’s motion for panel rehearing en banc, standing by its finding that a lower federal court’s order compelling appraisal and staying a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute pending the appraisal is an interlocutory order that is not immediately appealable under Title 28 U.S. Code Section 1292(a)(1), 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), or under the Federal Arbitration Act....