Panel Finds No 'Entire Collapse' Occurred Causing Insured's Loss

SAN FRANCISCO - No "entire collapse" of "any part of a building" occurred to cause an insured's loss, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed May 17, finding that the language in a collapse endorsement was drafted specifically to limit coverage to actual collapses (Association of Unit Owners of Nestani - A Grecian Villa v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., No. 09-36047, 9th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 10012). Full story on lexis.com