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Richard Wolf Discusses Collapse Coverage in Recent Article

Los Angeles Partner Richard Wolf recently published an article entitled “Ambiguous Grant of Collapse Coverage Construed in Policyholder’s Favor,” as part of his “Wolf Bites” column for the Claims Journal. 

The article explores the recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Hoban v. Nova Casualty Co. The court decided that coverage for “abrupt collapse” of a building is not limited to losses where the insured building has fallen to the ground. Rather, it includes situations where the building ceiling and its attached equipment have dropped nearly a foot in height, and ceiling tiles and a layer of insulation have fallen onto furnishings below.

Read the complete article here.

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