5th Circuit Affirms Reduced Attorney Fee Award In Hail, Wind Damage Coverage Suit

( May 24, 2024, 3:37 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 23 affirmed a federal court’s reduction of an insured’s attorney fee award from the requested $171,700 to $34,500 in a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit arising from the insured’s hail and wind property damage, agreeing with the trial court that a reduction in attorney fees was appropriate....