Church: Exclusion Relied On By Insurer To Deny Coverage Was Wrongly Applied

(June 21, 2016, 9:05 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A church that was the victim of theft filed an opening brief recently in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that a district court erred in finding that the church’s insurer did not owe it a duty of coverage for seven rooftop air conditioner condensers that were stolen based on an incorrect application of what is called the precious metals exclusion (PME) with regard to liquid refrigerants or equipment (Celebration Church Inc. v. United National Insurance Company, No. 16-30048, 5th Cir.)....