No Coverage Owed For Mold Damages Under Homeowners Policy, 5th Circuit Says

Mealey's (April 19, 2023, 11:42 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A district court properly concluded that insureds’ claims for breach of contract, bad faith and declaratory judgment against their homeowners insurer cannot proceed because the policy’s mold exclusion bars coverage for the insureds’ claim for additional mold damages within their home, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 18 in affirming the lower court’s judgment for the insurer....