4th Circuit Finds Coverage For Wall Collapse Was Excluded Under Policy

(October 24, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 11 affirmed a district court’s decision to grant summary judgment for an insurer, finding that a construction company’s claims for coverage of damages caused by a wall collapse were excluded under construction defect and movement of earth’s surface exclusions (Taja Investments LLC, et al. v. Peerless Insurance Co., No. 16-1854, 4th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19855)....