Earth Movement Exclusion Bars Coverage For Insured’s Damage, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (September 4, 2019, 4:04 PM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — An inland marine insurance policy’s earth movement exclusion precludes coverage for damage to an office building because earth movement was a cause of the damage to the building’s foundations and superstructure, a federal judge in North Dakota ruled Aug. 16, granting summary judgment to an insurer (Lexstar Construction, LLC v. AGCS Marine Insurance Co., No. 16-423, D. N.D., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138768)....