The Seattle Tunnel Partners also tried to argue that any internal defects were inherently caused by the engineers who put the machine together; the argument did not succeed. The delay costs and loss of use were not covered because the policy did not cover nonphysical losses. (Credit: mojo cp/Shutterstock) The Seattle Tunnel Partners also tried to argue that any internal defects were inherently caused by the engineers who put the machine together; the argument did not succeed. The delay costs and loss of use were not covered because the policy did not cover nonphysical losses. (Credit: mojo cp/Shutterstock)

A Munich Re unit scored a victory against the Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) and Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) when a unanimous Washington Supreme Court ruled that a two-year construction delay caused by a broken-down tunnel borer is not covered under STP's insurance policy.

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