Pointe Dallas v. Undwr at Lloyds
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22-11213
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January 12, 2024
5th Circ. Finds Ambiguity In Policy's Fire Alarm Requirement
A Dallas apartment complex's insurers wrongly denied coverage for a 2020 fire by maintaining the complex's use of smoke detectors without a central fire alarm system had violated its policy's safety requirements, the Fifth Circuit ruled, finding the policy's reference to different types of fire alarms contradictory.
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November 08, 2023
Are Smoke Detectors Fire Alarms? 5th Circ. Asks Insurers
The Fifth Circuit questioned if smoke detectors qualify as a fire alarm system during oral arguments Wednesday in an insurance dispute over whether a Dallas apartment complex complied with its policy's protective safeguard requirements to get coverage for an April 2020 fire.
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May 03, 2023
Apt. Complex Owner Asks 5th Circ. To Toss Fire Loss Ruling
An apartment complex owner asked the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday to overturn a Texas federal court's ruling that it was not covered for losses resulting from a fire, arguing that ambiguity in its policy's protective safeguards endorsement made it inapplicable.