Panel Says Transfer Order In Water Damage Suit Cannot Be Reviewed On Appeal

Mealey's (October 15, 2018, 11:27 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a rehearing, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 12 determined that it lacks jurisdiction to consider whether a suit was properly transferred, but affirmed its original ruling that an insurer has no duty to cover water and mold damages in an insureds’ beach house because the insureds left the home for more than 72 hours and failed to turn off the water supply to the home as required by the policy (Vasilli Katopothis, et al. v. Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Co., et. al., No. 16-7132, D.C. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 28739)....