No Coverage Owed For Continuous, Repeated Water Damage, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 26, 2018, 12:45 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — No coverage is owed to insureds for water damage discovered in their hotel property because the policy’s exclusion for continuous water leakage precludes coverage, an Illinois federal judge said Sept. 24, noting that the evidence shows that there were years of leaks and dampness in the room where the water damage was discovered (Tracy Holdings LLC v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co., No. 16-3100, C.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162363)....