( September 3, 2026, 11:33 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 2 dismissed a church insured’s appeal of a Texas federal court’s final judgment dismissing with prejudice its claims against its commercial property insurer for breach of contract, bad faith, unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices and violations of the Texas Prompt Payment Claims Act in a coverage dispute over hailstorm damage, finding that the insured failed to timely file its appellant brief and record excerpts....