Panel: Fact Issue Exists As To Whether Hurricane Harvey Winds Caused Damage

Mealey's (October 6, 2022, 1:48 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a reasonable jury could conclude that Hurricane Harvey’s winds were the  cause of the damage to an insured’s warehouse, reversing a lower court’s ruling that the insured failed to provide any evidence showing that defects in the construction and repair of the building’s roof were not the actual cause for water intrusion....