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Storm Nolan sues insurance carrier after River Valley claim is rejected

A Fort Smith medicinal marijuana grower's cooling equipment went off and heat from the facility’s growing lamps destroyed 5,000 cannabis plants.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — A Fort Smith medicinal marijuana cultivator was anything but chill in November 2021, when cooling equipment went off and heat from the facility’s growing lamps destroyed more than 5,000 cannabis plants, according to a federal lawsuit by River Valley Production LLC.

The grower, led by Fort Smith hotelier Storm Nolan, is suing the insurance carrier that rejected its claim, seeking $300,000 and damages from Obsidian Insurance of New York.

The case could hinge on whether four chillers “broke down” or “shut down.”

You can read the article in its entirety on the Arkansas Business website.

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