Mealey's (December 7, 2016, 8:47 AM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 5 held that a lower federal court did not err in disregarding the heat-related portions of an affidavit from an expert witness in a dispute over coverage for a building collapse (Tarleton LLC v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., No. 14-35540, 9th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21636)....