( September 2, 2026, 8:17 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Denying that a circuit split was created by the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision barring arbitration of hurricane damages insurance disputes under Louisiana law, a group of insured municipal entities filed their brief in opposition to a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by domestic and foreign insurers challenging the ruling, arguing that the insurers’ position would improperly allow federal courts to “displace” the state law applicable to their claims, including for bad faith....