8th Circ. Affirms Ala. Apt. Owner's $27M Fire Coverage Win

By Hope Patti ( November 17, 2025, 8:36 PM EST) -- 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....

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