WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court today declined to review an appeals court decision in a Hurricane Katrina insurance claim dispute that upheld the controversial "anti-concurrent clause" in policies.
The court's action in a Nationwide Insurance Company case leaves standing insurance contract language which says insurers aren't responsible for paying homeowner's claims in cases where a loss is attributed to two causes–one covered and one not.
The case involves Paul and Julie Leonard, a Mississippi couple that sued Nationwide in 2006 after the company refused to pay for storm surge damage to their home in Pascagoula.
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