Earth Movement Exclusion Bars Coverage For Damage Caused By Rockfall, Panel Affirms

Mealey's (January 12, 2021, 2:14 PM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 11 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a homeowners insurance policy’s “earth movement” exclusion barred coverage for Colorado insureds’ property damage that was caused by a rockfall, further affirming the court’s denial of the insureds’ motion to certify five coverage questions of law to the Colorado Supreme Court....