( October 6, 2023, 1:48 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 5 affirmed a lower federal court’s dismissal without prejudice of a coverage dispute over the insureds’ claims for tornado and wind and hailstorm damage, finding that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the insureds failed to comply with a local rule that required the retention of local counsel....