Mealey's (October 4, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 3 held that a plaintiff’s reliance on an insurer’s letter in delaying filing suit seeking damages under a surety bond and the Miller Act was unreasonable and equitable estoppel does not save the claim, affirming a lower court’s ruling in favor of the insurer in a lawsuit arising from a dredging project....