5th Circuit: Contractor’s Notice Of Appeal In Suit Against Insurer Is Untimely

(September 3, 2024, 11:49 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that it lacks jurisdiction over a contractor’s motion to reconsider a Louisiana federal court’s dismissal of its claims against an insurer because its notice of appeal was not timely, dismissing the appeal in the contractor’s lawsuit seeking to recover damages arising out of the insurer’s alleged failure to reimburse it for work it performed for the insured following Hurricane Ida....