Flood Claim Barred By Statute Of Limitations, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (January 10, 2018, 11:45 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge on Jan. 9 granted a federal flood insurer’s motion for summary judgment in an insured's breach of contract lawsuit seeking coverage for flood damage caused by a May 2015 storm in Houston, finding that the lawsuit is untimely (Ali Ekhlassi v. National Lloyds Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-1257, S.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3568)....