November 17, 2025
A split Eighth Circuit affirmed Monday an apartment complex owner's $27 million jury award against a Travelers unit in a fire coverage dispute, saying sufficient evidence existed to support the verdict that the presence of microscopic soot constituted "direct physical loss or damage" to property as required by the policy.
November 12, 2025
The Eighth Circuit agreed Wednesday to revisit its previous split decision affirming a Missouri-based apartment complex owner's $27 million jury award against a Travelers unit in a fire coverage dispute.
August 29, 2025
A partially split Eighth Circuit panel affirmed an apartment complex's $27 million jury award against Travelers Insurance, holding that an expert's testimony about the presence of carcinogenetic soot is sufficient to support the verdict that a fire on the property caused "direct physical loss of or damage to" unburned sections.