5th Circuit Affirms Court’s Refusal To Allow Insured To Amend Hurricane Laura Suit

(July 11, 2024, 2:27 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 10 affirmed a federal court’s ruling that denied an insured’s motion to amend her complaint in a breach of contract and bad faith coverage lawsuit arising from Hurricane Laura damage, finding that the insured did not ask for leave to file an amended complaint until after her claims were dismissed and “well after” her attorney was aware of the deficiencies in her complaint....