Coverage Excluded For Sewage Backup Damages, Federal Magistrate Judge Says

Mealey's (March 6, 2019, 12:19 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An insured’s claims for breach of contract and bad faith arising out of a coverage dispute for damages related to a sewage backup in an insured rental property cannot stand because the policy clearly excluded coverage for the damages, a California federal judge said March 4 (Jerald Udinsky v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., No. 18-3994, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34185)....