{"id":805,"date":"2022-01-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/?p=805"},"modified":"2021-12-30T11:20:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T17:20:48","slug":"an-opinion-of-consequence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/03\/an-opinion-of-consequence\/","title":{"rendered":"An opinion of consequence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an insurance-coverage dispute arising from a theft of gold coins with a fraudulent check, the supreme court said: &#8220;We hold that a loss sustained \u201cconsequent upon\u201d an event connotes but-for causation under the policy\u2019s exclusion of coverage for property handed over to a third party against a fraudulent check. Accordingly, we answer the Fifth Circuit\u2019s first certified question yes.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/600hemphill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dillon-Gage-Inc.-v.-Certain-Underwriters.pdf\">Dillon Gage, Inc. v. 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