Louisiana Panel Affirms Default Judgment, Bad Faith Penalty Award Against Insurer

(June 21, 2024, 1:30 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A trial court did not err in awarding insureds bad faith damages and attorney fees as part of a default judgment against a homeowners insurer in a coverage dispute over hurricane damages because the homeowners insurer failed to make payment within 30 days of receiving satisfactory proof of loss, a panel of the Third Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeal said June 20....