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In this plumbing leak case, a jury found that the foundation of the involved home sustained damage resulting from a plumbing leak, and that 25% of the damage was attributable to the leak as opposed to other causes. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) raises four issues on appeal, arguing: (1) the causation testimony of Rodriguezes’ expert, Eugene Dabney, should be stricken as unreliable and therefore constitutes no evidence of causation; (2) the evidence offered by the Rodriguezes did not segregate any damages caused solely by the plumbing leak, therefore the Rodriguezes did not prove causation under Wallis v. USAA; (3) the evidence proved as a matter of law that the damage to the Rodriguezes’ house manifested itself prior to the effective dates of the only policy in evidence; and (4) the trial court abused its discretion in striking the testimony of State Farm’s expert, which caused the rendition of an erroneous verdict. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

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