Panel Says District Court Properly Dismissed Insured’s Suit For Lack Of Jurisdiction

(January 22, 2024, 9:33 AM EST) --  XE "environmental contamination" NEW ORLEANS — A district court properly dismissed a fire-suppressing foam distributor’s breach of contract and bad faith suit against its insurer, which denied coverage for a subpoena served on the insured in an underlying multidistrict litigation suit seeking damages for bodily injuries and contaminated drinking water caused by the use of the foam, because the lower court properly found that it lacked specific personal jurisdiction over the insurer, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said....