( February 26, 2024, 1:30 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied an insured’s petition to rehear its opinion that affirmed a lower federal court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a professional liability insurer in a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, standing by its holding that the insured failed to create a genuine dispute of fact about the reasonableness of the insurer’s refusal to defend her against an underlying lawsuit....