5th Circuit Dismisses Insurers’ Appeal As Moot In Hurricane Ida Coverage Suit

( September 8, 2026, 3:33 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 4 held that a lower federal court’s July 22 order on remand stayed and administratively closed an insured’s breach of contract coverage lawsuit arising from Hurricane Ida pending arbitration and, therefore, the domestic and foreign insurers’ appeal of the lower court’s ruling compelling them to arbitration is moot....