5th Circuit Affirms Ruling In Favor Of Insurer In Dispute Over Hail, Wind Damage

( December 11, 2024, 2:25 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 10 affirmed a Texas federal court’s ruling that an insured’s extracontractual claims against a homeowners insurer cannot proceed because no coverage is owed for hail and wind damage to the insured’s roof based on the insured’s failure to satisfy the policy’s residence premises requirement....