Legal Opinion
Queen Anne Park Homeowners Ass'n v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2014No. 12-36021PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER CERTIFYING A QUESTION TO THE WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT
ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge.
ORDER
This is an insurance coverage case filed in federal court pursuant to our diversity jurisdiction. The policy at issue provides coverage in certain circumstances for the “collapse” of a building, but it does not define “collapse.” The most recent relevant Washington Supreme Court case, Sprague v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America, 174 Wash.2d 524, 276 P.3d 1270 (2012), suggests that what constitutes “collapse” when the term is otherwise undefined in the insurance policy at issue is an open question under…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- McLINN v. FJORDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Sprague v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 2012
- Ocean Winds Council of Co-Owners, Inc. v. Auto-Owner InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- Keystone Land & Development Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Xerox Corporation, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Centurion Properties III, LLC v. Chicago Title InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Queen Anne Park Homeowners Ass'n v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2015
- International Longshore & Warehouse Union v. Port of PortlandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Adelina A MorenoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 2021
- Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2024
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