Insurer Has $250,000 Final Judgment Vacated Based On Incorrect Legal Standard

Mealey's (August 10, 2020, 12:59 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A lower court applied an incorrect legal standard in denying a subcontractor insurer's request to bar evidence of when damages to a home manifested based on the doctrine of issue preclusion, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Aug. 7, vacating a $250,000 final judgment in a construction defects coverage dispute (Ronald Sellers v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, No. 18-15276, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 24902)....