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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-1237

ALI SEDAGHATPOUR,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

LEMONADE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T. S. Ellis, III, Retired District Judge. (1:22-cv-00355-TSE-JFA)

Submitted: August 30, 2024 Decided: October 24, 2024

Before NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ali Sedaghatpour, Appellant Pro Se. Eric T. Frye, CIPRIANI & WERNER PC, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

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PER CURIAM:

Ali Sedaghatpour appeals the district court’s order dismissing his amended

complaint, in which he alleged that Lemonade Insurance Company breached a

homeowner’s insurance policy related to his loss of cryptocurrency. We have reviewed the

record and find no reversible error.

Even if we assume that the district court erred by concluding that the policy provided

no coverage at all for the loss of intangible property, “[o]ur review is not limited to the

grounds the district court relied upon, and we may affirm on any basis fairly supported by

the record.” Lawson v. Union Cnty. Clerk of Ct.,

(4th Cir. 2016) (cleaned

up).

Section I(B) of the policy provides coverage for the “direct physical loss” of covered

personal property. Because the digital theft of digital currency does not amount to a “direct

physical loss,” see Elegant Massage, LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.,

(4th Cir. 2024) (explaining that under Virginia law, the term “direct physical loss”

“requires present or impending material destruction or material harm”), no coverage for

Sedaghatpour’s loss of cryptocurrency is available under that section. The policy, however,

provides as “additional insurance” up to $500 in coverage for losses “resulting from theft

or unauthorized use of an electronic fund transfer card or access device used for deposit,

withdrawal or transfer of funds, issued to or registered in an insured’s name.” E.R. 229.

Because Appellee has already satisfied its obligation under that portion of the policy,

Sedaghatpour has no breach of contract claim against Appellee, and the district court

properly dismissed the action. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order.

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Sedaghatpour v. Lemonade Ins. Co., No. 1:22-cv-00355-TSE-JFA (E.D. Va. Feb. 6, 2023).

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately

presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

AFFIRMED

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