Judge Suspends Firm, Tosses Homeowner’s Hurricane Coverage Suit Against Insurer

(November 13, 2023, 8:49 AM EST) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. —  Concurring with a federal magistrate judge’s findings, a Louisiana federal judge adopted the magistrate’s report and recommendation, dismissing a homeowner's hurricane coverage suit against its now-insolvent insurer when the homeowner failed to appear after court suspension of his legal counsel for “multiple issues” with the firm’s hurricane-related cases....