Insurer sues Memphis recording studio for $2.8 million
An insurance company that paid more than $2.8 million in claims after an arson fire damaged a historic music recording studio in Midtown now wants its money back.
Hanover American Insurance Co. in a federal lawsuit accuses Tattooed Millionaire Entertainment LLC, its owner and two others of insurance fraud in connection with the Nov. 5 fire in Memphis.
Law enforcement and fire investigators determined that someone poured and ignited gasoline on the first floor of the former House of Blues recording studio at 898-904 Rayner, near Lamar and Willett, according to the insurer’s lawsuit.
After its own investigation, Hanover is demanding in court that Tattooed Millionaire owner Christopher C. Brown return $2.3 million while Daniel R. Mott and John Falls, who leased recording studios in the building, each pay back $250,000.
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