Insurer Asks 5th Circuit To Reconsider Affirmation Of $502,172 Bad Faith Judgment

(January 22, 2024, 2:59 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insurer on Jan. 19 asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling that there was no reversible error in a jury’s conclusion that it acted in bad faith and underpaid its church insured for property damage that was caused by Hurricane Laura, challenging the panel’s ruling that affirmed the trial court’s $502,172.16 award in favor of the insured for damages, penalties and fees....