Property Damage Caused By Falling Cliff Excluded By Earth Movement Exclusion

(March 23, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — An earth movement exclusion bars coverage for property damage claims submitted by insureds after their home was torn down following the collapse of a portion of a cliff because the falling of the cliff was clearly caused by earth movement, a Maryland federal judge said March 20 (James McWhorter, et al. v. Bankers Standard Insurance Co., No. 18-2452, D. Md., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48668)....

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