5th Circuit: Court Erred In Denying Arbitration In Hurricane Laura Coverage Suit

(March 5, 2024, 12:34 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals determined March 4 that a lower federal court abused its discretion when it denied domestic insurers’ motion to compel arbitration and stay a coverage lawsuit arising from Hurricane Laura property damage to the insured’s Lake Charles, La., apartment complex, reversing and remanding with instructions to grant the insurers’ motion....