With Expert Allowed, Insurer Loses Bid For Judgment In Hurricane Damage Row

Mealey's (May 15, 2019, 9:00 AM EDT) -- SAVANNAH, Ga. — A structural engineering expert can testify for the plaintiff homeowner in a storm damage insurance coverage action that a dock and walkway were destroyed by a tornado, not storm surge, based on his training and the reliability and relevance of his opinions, so the defendant insurer is not entitled to summary judgment, a South Carolina federal judge held May 13 (John G. Kennedy, III v. Electric Insurance Company, No. 4:18-cv-148, S.D. Ga., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80404)....