Apartment Owner, Manager Appeal No-Coverage Ruling For $17M Negligence Verdict

( October 23, 2026, 7:56 AM EDT) -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An apartment owner insured and the apartment’s property manager filed notices indicating they are appealing a Florida federal judge’s summary judgment ruling that a commercial excess liability insurance policy’s fire exclusion relieves the insurer of its duty to defend against an underlying negligence lawsuit, as well as its duty to indemnify a $17 million jury verdict reached in the underlying action....