Panel Majority Says No Coverage For Water Damage Based On Vacancy Provision

( June 23, 2026, 9:27 AM EDT) -- LANSING, Mich. — The majority of a Michigan Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court’s ruling in favor of a commercial property insurer, agreeing with the lower court that no coverage is owed for water damage in an insured building because the building was vacant when a frozen sprinkler pipe burst....