Business groups urge high court hearing for Opry Mills flood dispute

Briley Parkway at Opry Mills Mall during the 2010 flood.

Industry groups and prominent Tennessee businesses are urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to take up Opry Mills Mall owner Simon Property Group’s appeal of a lower court decision that cut its insurance payout for a major 2010 flood from $200 million to $50 million.

One group, which includes the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, Tennessee Road Builders Association, Chattanooga-based regional mall owner CBL & Associates and Brentwood-based Tractor Supply Co., filed a brief supporting the Opry Mills owner earlier this month. Insurance consumer advocacy group United Policyholders has asked the court for permission to file its own brief supporting Simon Property Group.