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Property in 60 Seconds: Massachusetts Supreme Court Addresses Surface Water

On July 23, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that an accumulation of rainwater on a roof is not considered “surface water.”  Regarding a flood sublimit in a commercial policy, the policyholder argued that surface water only included water that reaches the surface of the earth.  In contrast, the insurer argued that the term …

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