Cianan Lesley and Brian Scarbrough | Jenner & Block The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent opinion in Majestic Oil, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London Subscribing to Policy Number W1B527170201, No. 21-20542 (5th Cir. Mar. 17, 2023), offers important guidance for practitioners in insurance coverage cases faced with offering new or… Continue reading Client Alert: Fifth Circuit Guidance for Newly-Offered Expert Opinions and the Concurrent Causation Doctrine in Insurance Coverage Cases
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Insurance Coverage in Concurrent Cause Cases: Florida Supreme Court Decides District Split in Favor of Coverage
Elizabeth B. Fata | Claims Journal | August 9, 2017 On December 1, 2016, the Florida Supreme Court held in an insurance coverage case that “when independent perils converge and no single cause can be considered the sole or proximate cause, it is appropriate to apply the concurring cause doctrine.” This decision came on the heels… Continue reading Insurance Coverage in Concurrent Cause Cases: Florida Supreme Court Decides District Split in Favor of Coverage
Benefit to Insureds under Property Insurance Policy – Concurrent Cause Doctrine
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates | December 2, 2016 The Florida Supreme Court in Sebo v. American Home Assurance Co., Inc., 41 Fla. L. Weekly S582a (Fla. 2016) gave really good news to claimants seeking recovery under a first-party all-risk property insurance policy. The Court held that the concurrent cause doctrine and not… Continue reading Benefit to Insureds under Property Insurance Policy – Concurrent Cause Doctrine