Judgment Denied In Hurricane Coverage Suit Involving Facebook Donation Request

Mealey's (March 17, 2023, 1:35 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on March 16 denied an insurer’s motions to confirm an appraisal award and for summary judgment in a coverage dispute over hurricane damage at the insured’s nonprofit ranch for teenage boys, finding that award confirmation is denied because the insurance contract identifies the appraisal as nonbinding and that fact issues remain regarding the insured’s purported damage misrepresentation “even assuming” that the reduced donation request on its “Facebook post is competent summary judgment evidence.”...