Mealey's ( September 23, 2024, 10:03 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO —The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of insurers in a contractor’s coverage dispute stemming from water intrusion damages caused by snow and rainfall during the construction process, agreeing that the insurers’ denial of the claim was proper based on the policies’ rain exclusion....