U.S. Specialty Insurance Company v. Gartner Group, Inc.

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Case Number:

4:20-cv-01850

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

110(Insurance)

Judge:

Judge Lynn N Hughes

Firms

  1. October 13, 2020

    Norton Rose Fights Gartner's DQ Bid In $340M Coverage Suit

    Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has told both Texas and New York federal courts there is no reason to disqualify it from several suits concerning up to $340 million in insurance coverage, alleging that global research firm Gartner Inc. was using the motion as a "strategic ploy" to gain leverage in the battle over the jurisdiction.

  2. August 25, 2020

    Gartner Seeks 5th Circ. Review In Virus Coverage Suit

    Gartner Inc. asked a Texas federal judge to allow it to appeal his refusal to transfer U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.'s suit seeking not to pay more coverage over its $150 million policy limit for canceled events, saying that the Fifth Circuit should review jurisdiction because the suit does not involve any contacts between Gartner and Texas.

  3. August 14, 2020

    Insurer's Event Cancelation Coverage Fight Can Stay In Texas

    A Texas federal judge has rejected Gartner Inc.'s bid to transfer to New York a suit filed by U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. challenging whether the research firm is entitled to additional coverage over its $150 million limit for coronavirus-related event cancelations.

  4. August 11, 2020

    Insurer Says Virus Coverage Fight Belongs In Texas, Not NY

    U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. has told a Texas federal judge to reject research firm Gartner Inc.'s bid to transfer to New York a suit about whether Gartner is entitled to additional coverage over its $150 million limit for canceled events, calling the request "procedural gamesmanship."

  5. July 27, 2020

    Texas Is Not The Place For Virus Coverage Fight, Gartner Says

    Research firm Gartner Inc. urged a Texas federal judge Friday to ax U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.'s suit seeking to stop Gartner from getting additional coverage over its $150 million limit for canceled events amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying its policy is issued in Massachusetts and governed by New York law, not Texas law.

  6. May 28, 2020

    Insurer Rejects Extra Coverage For Events Axed Due To Virus

    U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. is asking a Texas federal court to declare an advisory firm can't ask for additional coverage beyond its $150 million limit over events canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying there's nothing in the policy entitling the firm to seek more money.

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