5th Circuit: Fact Issues Preclude Summary Judgment In Hailstorm Coverage Dispute

(April 3, 2024, 2:48 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held April 2 that there is a genuine dispute of material fact that precludes summary judgment in favor of an insurer regarding Texas insureds’ claims for breach of contract and breach of the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act, partly vacating a federal court’s ruling in a coverage dispute arising from hailstorm roof damage....