Hurricane Coverage Row With Insolvent Insurer Dismissed After Counsel Suspended

(November 2, 2023, 4:36 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana federal judge adopted a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation advising dismissal of a homeowner’s hurricane coverage suit against her now-insolvent insurer when the homeowner failed to appear following the court’s suspension of her legal counsel due to the firm’s alleged misconduct in handling hurricane coverage cases....