Texas Appeals Court Finds Coverage for Mold from Plumbing Leaks

WACO, Texas - A Texas appellate court has reversed summary judgment awarded to State Farm Lloyds, holding that a mold exclusion in a standard homeowners' policy doesn't apply to contamination from plumbing leaks. Page v. State Farm Lloyds, et al., No. 10-07-00228-CV (Texas. Ct. App., 10th Cir.).

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held 2-1 in a June 11 opinion that the Texas Supreme Court's holding in Fiess that homeowners cannot avoid the effects of the mold exclusion by claiming mold damage as an ensuing loss doesn't preclude mold coverage in all instances (Fiess v. State Farm Lloyds, 202 S.W.3d …