Prompted By Contractor’s Motion, 5th Circuit Dismisses Appeal In CGL Coverage Suit

( January 8, 2026, 11:05 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — One day after a contractor insured filed an unopposed motion to dismiss its appeal of a Texas federal court’s opinion that a commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify for an underlying negligence lawsuit arising from the death of a house cleaner, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal....