No Coverage for Collapse of Building

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     Damage to a building caused by the break of a water pipe was not a collapse under the policy. Naabani Twin Stars v. Travelers Cos., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196443 (D. N. M. Oct. 22, 2020).     An underground water line ruptured on plaintiffs property This… Continue reading No Coverage for Collapse of Building

Collapse of Underground Storage Cave Not Covered

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     The Eighth Circuit faced unusual facts in determining that the collapse of a cave serving as a storage facility was not covered under the policy. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Interstate Underground Warehouse & Storage, Inc., 2020 U. S. App. LEXIS 83 8th Cir. Jan. 3,… Continue reading Collapse of Underground Storage Cave Not Covered

Vermont Supreme Court Reverses, Finding No Coverage for Collapse

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     The Vermont Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s decision for collapse coverage. Commercial Constr. Endeavors, Inc. v. Ohio Sec. Ins. Co., 2019 Vt. LEXIS 173 (Vt. Sup. Ct. Dec. 13,2019).     Commercial Construction Endeavors, Inc. (CCE) built a livestock barn. By late December 2014, the barn… Continue reading Vermont Supreme Court Reverses, Finding No Coverage for Collapse

Collapse of Breezeway Attached to Building Covered

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     The federal district court found that a breezeway that collapsed during a party was covered by the commercial property policy. DENC, LLC v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179083 (M.D. N.C. Oct. 15, 2019).     DENC owned an apartment complex that was insured by… Continue reading Collapse of Breezeway Attached to Building Covered

Connecticut Answers Critical Questions Regarding Scope of Collapse Coverage in Homeowners Policies in Insurers’ Favor

Traub Lieberman Nationwide, homeowners’ insurers routinely face foundation wall collapse claims. But in Connecticut, where at least 30,000 homes are believed to have been constructed in the 1980s and 1990s with defective concrete, the scope of homeowners insurance for collapse claims has been a closely watched issue. In Jemiola v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., 2019 WL… Continue reading Connecticut Answers Critical Questions Regarding Scope of Collapse Coverage in Homeowners Policies in Insurers’ Favor