5th Circuit Affirms Ruling In Favor Of Insurer In Hurricane Hanna Coverage Dispute

(December 15, 2023, 10:09 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 14 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that adopted a magistrate’s report recommending that summary judgment be granted in favor of a property insurer in a hotel owner’s breach of contract, fraud and bad faith lawsuit, finding that the insured failed to carry its burden under the concurrent causation doctrine to demonstrate that its roof damage was caused solely by Hurricane Hanna....