( August 20, 2024, 8:27 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A split panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling awarding $838,137.17 in attorney fees and costs in a contract dispute related to the construction of a hotel, concluding that neither party prevailed. While the majority found that neither party was entitled to fees and costs, the dissenting judge said the lower court correctly determined which party prevailed....