Earth Movement Exclusion Bars Coverage For Building Damage, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (March 20, 2018, 12:58 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on March 15 granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a coverage dispute over commercial building damage, finding that the presence of fill soil resulting from human action falls under the same class as listed soil conditions excluded under the policy (Temperature Service Company, Inc., et al. v. Acuity, No. 16-2271, N.D. Ill., Eastern Div., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43041)....