Connecticut High Court Says No Coverage Owed For Crumbling Foundations

(November 14, 2019, 1:55 PM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — In three opinions issued Nov. 12, the Connecticut Supreme Court determined that no coverage is afforded under homeowners insurance policies for the deterioration of cracking of the homeowners’ foundation walls as a result of the use of defective concrete when the homes were built because the collapse provisions only provide coverage for the abrupt caving in or falling down of  a structure (Steven Karas, et al. v. Liberty Insurance Corp., No. 20149, Steven L. Vera, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 20178, Edith R. Jemiola, trustee of the Edith R. Jemiola Living Trust, v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., No. 19978, Conn. Sup.)....