Judgment Entered In Favor Of Insured In Coverage Dispute Over Fireworks Explosion

(October 15, 2024, 8:48 AM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D.— A federal court in North Dakota entered a judgment in favor of an insured in a homeowners insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for underlying property damage and personal injuries caused by a fireworks explosion after finding that the policy’s misrepresentation provision does not bar coverage because the insured did not willfully conceal or misrepresent any material facts regarding his use and storage of commercial fireworks at his Bismark property....