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Appeals Court Alters Proof Test: Fifth Circuit revives State Farm roof suit; shifts burden in all-risk claims

Few insurance disputes are as familiar as the one that follows a heavy downpour. When rain gets into a house, the roof is blamed, but the homeowner and the insurer often cannot agree on the cause. Who pays depends on whether the roof was already in poor condition or was damaged by the storm. Behind that sits a bigger question: who must prove what.

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