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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a jury's decision that an insured restaurant failed to provide financial information requested by its insurer, to the insurer's prejudice, and, therefore, the circuit court reversed the district court's entry of judgment in favor of the restaurant.

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