( August 20, 2026, 2:36 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — After a federal judge in California denied its amended renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL), an insurer appealed the opinion to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The case against the insurer was brought regarding coverage for damage to an apartment building that occurred when the building was being reroofed, and the insurer failed to persuade the judge that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict awarding the building owner damages....