Judge Awards Insured $348,000 In Asbestos Indemnity Coverage Case

( November 4, 2025, 8:22 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana, declining to reconsider his decision holding an insurer liable for defense costs in an asbestos case, said he would award $348,000 for breach of contract but rejected arguments that the insurer’s conduct constituted bad faith or misrepresentations about the policy....