Mount Vernon Specialty Insurance Company v. Chippewa Loft LLC
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4:22-cv-00583
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March 31, 2026
Church Owner Not Entitled To Extra Coverage For Fire Loss
An insurer doesn't owe additional coverage to the owner of a vacant church building beyond the $875,000 it already paid for a 2021 arson fire, a Missouri federal court ruled Tuesday, finding that the owner materially breached the policy's cooperation clause by failing to properly submit its damages.
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March 29, 2023
St. Louis Church To Face Insurer's Arson Costs Suit
A Missouri federal judge declined on Wednesday to toss an insurance coverage case, saying "actual controversy" existed between the owner of a historic dilapidated St. Louis church building and its insurer over the cost of 2021 arson damage to the vacant building's bell tower.