Panel Affirms Judgment Against Insurer In Bad Faith Suit Over Hailstorm Damage

Mealey's (March 28, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 27 affirmed a lower federal court’s judgment against an insurer in an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit arising from hailstorm damage, rejecting the insurer’s argument that a $285,000 jury award for its breach of contract is excessive....