Builder Seeks Briefing On ‘Occurrence’ Issue Raised In Supplemental Memorandum

( October 22, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A builder filed a motion for leave to file supplemental briefing in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that a lower court judge’s supplemental memorandum providing further explanation regarding why he granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer in the builder’s suit seeking indemnification for an arbitration award for damages caused by defects in a home built by the builder brought up an issue not previously briefed — whether, as the judge put it, the arbitration proceeding was an “occurrence.”...