Question juridique clé
Whether the insurer had to cover the later landlord dispute under the legal protection policy despite termination of the contract.
Solution extraite
No. On the facts found, the later dispute concerned a new claim arising after termination; no federal law violation was shown.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the appellants were effectively relying on a different factual and contractual basis than the lower court had found. The record did not establish that the insurer had agreed in 1997 to cover all disputes about restoration at lease end, nor that the earlier covered maintenance dispute and the later claim for restoration of exterior improvements were identical.