Wiley v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Hurricane Katrina reduced Plaintiff-Appellant Christopher M. Wiley’s home to a slab. Although he carried a homeowner’s insurance policy from Defendant-Appellee State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”), State Farm rejected his claims thereunder because his policy contained a water damage exclusion and an anti-concurrent cause provision. Wiley subsequently entered the Mississippi Department of Insurance (“MDI”) Hurricane Katrina Mediation Program, and in 2006 signed a settlement agreement (the “2006 Settlement”) with State Farm in which he released all claims…