5th Circuit Affirms Ruling In Insurer’s Favor In Bad Faith Suit Over Storm Damage

( March 28, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s judgment in favor of an insurer in a Texas insured’s bad faith lawsuit arising from a coverage dispute over wind and hail property damage, finding that the insured fully recovered its entitled-to insurance benefits and failed to present evidence that supports an independent injury caused by the insurer’s purported violations of the Texas Insurance Code....