Loss Of Use Of Property Constitutes Property Damage, Panel Says In Reversal

Mealey's (October 26, 2018, 1:09 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California appeals panel on Oct. 25 found that a property owner’s loss of the ability to use a property as a nightclub following a fatal shooting constituted property damage under a security guard service provider’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court’s ruling that there is no coverage under the policy (Thee Sombrero, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, No. E067505, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 2, 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 966)....