Bad Faith Claims Fail Based On Insurer’s Payment For All Damages, Panel Says

( September 9, 2025, 2:44 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of a homeowners insurer in a water damage coverage dispute because the insurer’s payments for all amounts owed under the insurance policy forecloses an insured’s bad faith claims, brought under the Texas Insurance Code and under common law, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Sept. 8....