No Additional Coverage Owed For Soot, Ash Damage, Oregon Federal Judge Says

( September 11, 2026, 1:44 PM EDT) -- EUGENE, Ore. — A homeowners insurer owes no additional coverage for soot and ash damage in an insured home because the insureds failed to meet their burden of showing that the home’s attic and attic insulation were contaminated with soot and ash, an Oregon federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a breach of contract and bad faith suit....