Mealey's ( April 9, 2026, 8:21 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that, for Minnesota insurance policies, it was fine for a lower federal court to ask for clarification of an appraisal award in “this winding dispute” over insurance coverage for tornado damage to the insured’s shopping mall, affirming the lower court’s holding that the appraisal award must be confirmed as clarified because the unambiguous award may not be interpreted based on the deposition testimony of the appraisers and because the insured failed to file a motion to vacate the award....