Produce Company Denied Insurance Claim After Roof Collapse

A produce company whose roof suffered partial collapse settled their case in Federal Court at a settlement conference. The company’s roof partially collapsed, causing the need to replace and repair the roof and building. The insurance company denied the claim and said that the policy excluded coverage of such an event. The produce company contended that the insurance policy should pay and that the produce company was losing business due to their unrepaired roof and building. WKW hired a structural engineer to evaluate the cause of the collapse and also retained an expert in insurance affairs to give guidance on the proper interpretation of the insurance policy. The case was settled at a settlement conference toward the end of the year, thereby allowing the produce store to move ahead with the annual selling of its Christmas fruit baskets during the holiday season.

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