5th Circuit: Court Properly Excluded Expert Testimony In Lightning Coverage Suit

Mealey's (June 10, 2022, 2:09 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 8 held that a federal court properly granted an insurer’s motion to exclude an insured’s expert testimony in a coverage dispute over property damage caused by lightning, finding that the expert failed to demonstrate how his experience and expertise led to his conclusions about causation....