Insureds’ Claims Barred Under Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause, Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 29, 2016, 10:03 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Summary judgment in favor of an insurer in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit is proper because insureds’ claims are barred pursuant to the anti-concurrent causation clause in their homeowners insurance policy, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled April 27 (Jerome Keelen, et al. v. QBE Insurance Corp., No. 13-6941, D. N.J.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55895)....