Judge Rejects Insureds’ Contention That Their Home Is No Longer Elevated

Mealey's (June 23, 2020, 3:13 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A federal judge in Florida on June 10 entered final judgment in favor of a Write-Your-Own insurer in a breach of contract lawsuit arising from Hurricane Harvey flood damage, finding that the insureds have failed to demonstrate that enclosing the space between their lowest elevated floor and ground level changed their elevated home to nonelevated (Nazmudin and Rozhan Keshwani v. American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, No. 18-3797, S.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105153)....