Montana Couple Seeking Damages From Broker For Fed Raids

A Helena couple that rented a greenhouse to a medical marijuana operation have sued their insurance broker after their insurance company denied a $75,000 damage claim filed following a federal raid of the operation.

The Independent Record reported the lawsuit by Helena Glass and Stove Works, owned by Scott and Stephanie Nelson, was filed Friday in District Court in Helena.

The lawsuit alleges the Nelsons told their broker, Insurance Unlimited, that they were renting the space to Montana Cannabis, but the broker failed to forward that information to Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co.

Farmers Alliance denied the claim for property damage from the March 2011 federal raid.

Company officials with Insurance Unlimited were not immediately available for comment Tuesday.

Latest Comments

• May 3, 2012 at 2:24 pm

  Raider Fan says:

  Hmmm, I now believe that this is a little skunky Agent E&O. Statement, insured alledges they reported this to broker. Broker states he did not report it to the insurance c... read more
• May 3, 2012 at 11:36 am

  iwonder says:

  This looks like a case of states rights vs. federal gov. If the state does allow the activity, then it is not illegal in the state and should be covered in the policy unless e... read more
• May 2, 2012 at 8:07 pm

  carl says:

  i f they have legal standing,can't they file a claim against the gov.isn't that what the insurer would do?