Mealey's (November 19, 2019, 1:00 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 18 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that a hotel insured’s failure to file a signed and sworn proof of loss defeats its claim for flood damage (Surfsand Resort LLC v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., et al., No. 18-35607, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 34258)....