On the plaintiff side, forty including Xavier University. The defendants, over one dozen including Allstate and Travelers.

In a court decision last November reported by FoodMusicJustice.com, Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. found for the plaintiffs and ordered the insurance companies to pay up.

The decision was reversed today.

Judge Carolyn King wrote the opinion for the three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Allstate’s spokes-slimeball Mike Siemienas says the company is “pleased” with the decision.

I bet.