5th Circuit Affirms Coverage Ruling In Suit Arising From Sinkhole Injury

Mealey's (August 9, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 8 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling against an excess insurer in a coverage dispute over an underlying negligence lawsuit arising from a sinkhole injury, rejecting the excess insurer’s argument that the “subsidence exclusion” barred coverage....