An Illinois insurance company sued the city of Minneapolis last week for its “negligence” during the George Floyd riots of 2020.
Illinois Casualty Company provides insurance policies to various businesses that were damaged during the riots and paid claims totaling over $5.6 million in the aftermath of the “civil unrest,” according to the lawsuit. The insured businesses are also listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed Jan. 17 in Hennepin County court.
The lawsuit leans heavily on an after-action report issued in March 2022 by an outside firm called Hillard Heintze at the city’s request. That report claimed that Mayor Jacob Frey failed to properly implement the city’s emergency operations plan (EOP), while now-retired Chief Medaria Arradondo and his leadership team neglected to “develop any formal crisis response plans.”
An Illinois insurance company sued the city of Minneapolis last week for its “negligence” during the George Floyd riots of 2020.
Illinois Casualty Company provides insurance policies to various businesses that were damaged during the riots and paid claims totaling over $5.6 million in the aftermath of the “civil unrest,” according to the lawsuit. The insured businesses are also listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed Jan. 17 in Hennepin County court.
The lawsuit leans heavily on an after-action report issued in March 2022 by an outside firm called Hillard Heintze at the city’s request. That report claimed that Mayor Jacob Frey failed to properly implement the city’s emergency operations plan (EOP), while now-retired Chief Medaria Arradondo and his leadership team neglected to “develop any formal crisis response plans.”