( February 19, 2026, 1:08 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 18 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the insurer mishandled an insurance claim related to the conduct of the insured and its board members, further concluding that the lower court properly denied the plaintiff’s motion to remand....