State Farm Katrina insurance policy ruling [5th Circuit] News
State Farm Katrina insurance policy ruling [5th Circuit]

John and Claire Tuepker v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, November 6, 2007 [overturning a district court ruling and finding that a State Farm insurance policy anti-concurrent causation clause barring recovery for damage caused by combinations of elements under a policy that only listed one was unambiguous and therefore enforceable against policyholders who lost their home in Hurricane Katrina]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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