Insurer Sues Hotel Patron To Reclaim Water Damage Losses

In 2015, Tina Grimes left a microwave running unattended in her Virginia Beach hotel room, according to court documents. It started a fire, and the sprinkler system activated. The hotel’s insurance company now wants Grimes to pay $1.83 million. Attorneys for Grimes and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. are set to argue the case in front of a jury Oct. 31 in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. After picking that date Friday, attorneys declined to comment . Grimes, of Pasadena, Md., near Baltimore, could not be reached for comment. In court documents, Grimes denied the fire was caused in the manner alleged, and further denied any act of negligence or breach of duty on her part.