Legal Opinion
Severin Hegel v. The First Liberty Insurance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 2015No. 14-10549PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case involves an insurance-coverage dispute that began in 2011 between Seve-rin and Stephanie Hegel (the Hegels) and The First Liberty Insurance Corporation (First Liberty). The Hegels claim that First Liberty improperly denied their claim for a “sinkhole loss,” defined under their homeowner’s insurance policy as “structural damage to the building, including the foundation, caused by sinkhole activity.” First Liberty argues that the damage to the Hegels’ residence does not qualify as “structural damage,” a term that was not defined in either the policy or the…
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