5th Cir. Denies Rehearing En Banc in Schiff Hardin Attorney Immunity Case

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its decision that a law firm is immune from negligent misrepresentation claims in a product liability action because the attorneys were acting within the scope of their representation of a client, and therefore the attorney immunity defense applies.

On Feb. 7, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a motion for rehearing en banc, refusing to disturb its ruling that all of Schiff Hardin LLP’s alleged misrepresentations were related to its representation of an insurer’s policyholder.

In 2015, Nicole and Cameron Hinson sued Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. in …