Collapse Provision Is Ambiguous, Virginia Federal Judge Determines

Mealey's (July 1, 2020, 12:35 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia federal judge on June 29 partially granted an insured’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the term “decay” as used in a policy’s collapse provision is ambiguous (Derbyshire Baptist Church v. Church Mutual Insurance Co., No. 19-731, E.D. Va., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113346)....