Fifth Circuit rules against Allied World in $10 million sprinkler system insurance dispute
The Fifth Circuit found that under Louisiana law’s one-year prescription period for products liability claims, Allied’s lawsuit was time-barred. The court ruled that RISE Residential, acting as an agent for the developer Provident Group-Flagship Properties, LLC, had constructive knowledge of the root cause well before the July 23, 2020 deadline. That knowledge, the court said, must be attributed to Provident and therefore to Allied.