A building fire in 2014 destroyed more than 2,300 archived gowns and dresses in Lebanese fashion designer Reem Acra’s esteemed collections.  In June, the designer was awarded a stunning $38.7 million total judgment, which it recently pursued in part by pressing landlord Meyer Chetrit’s Chetrit Group for financials.  Now, Acra is coming after the insurance companies she says are trying to dodge their part of the judgment.  The companies have a novel defense: they don’t have to pay because they were defrauded by the policyholder.  But in a legal complaint filed last week, lawyers for Acra’s bridal label say the […]

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