The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company

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Case Number:

2:21-cv-02281

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Terry J. Hatter, Jr

Firms

  1. February 16, 2023

    2 Virus Suits Paused Until Calif. Supreme Court Decision

    Two California federal judges put COVID-19 coverage suits from the Los Angeles Lakers and a large refrigerated beverage company on hold until the California Supreme Court makes a decision on a coronavirus question sent to it by the Ninth Circuit.

  2. October 27, 2022

    Lakers Get 2nd Shot At Virus Business Interruption Coverage

    A California federal judge affirmed his ruling that the Los Angeles Lakers stated a claim for coverage of physical damage caused by COVID-19, while allowing the team to appeal a separate part of his decision dismissing the team's bid for business interruption coverage, which could yield a bigger sum.

  3. June 15, 2022

    Lakers Ask Court Not To Flip On Virus Coverage Claim

    The Los Angeles Lakers pushed back against a Chubb unit's effort to have a California federal court change its mind on the one COVID-19 related insurance claim from the team it let move forward, arguing a recent ruling does not change the facts of the case.

  4. May 24, 2022

    Lakers' Virus Claim Undercut By New Ruling, Chubb Says

    A Chubb unit asked a California federal court to reconsider allowing one of the Los Angeles Lakers' COVID-19 pandemic-related insurance coverage claims to move forward, arguing it's undermined by precedent from an April state appeals court ruling.

  5. March 18, 2022

    Lakers Show Virus Damage In Partial COVID-19 Coverage Win

    The Los Angeles Lakers netted a partial victory in their suit for pandemic coverage when a federal judge said the team showed how the coronavirus could cause physical damage to property, but couldn't show coverage exists under a business interruption claim.

  6. December 08, 2021

    Lakers Take A Shot At Keeping Virus Coverage Hopes Alive

    The Los Angeles Lakers said the first California appellate court decision on insurance coverage for pandemic-related losses shows why its suit against a Chubb unit should be allowed to move forward.

  7. November 08, 2021

    Insurer Wants Lakers' Virus Coverage Suit Tossed Completely

    A Chubb unit told a California federal court that the Los Angeles Lakers' COVID-19 coverage suit should be thrown out for good, arguing that the revised complaint doesn't show how the virus caused direct physical loss or damage that would trigger coverage.

  8. August 12, 2021

    Judge Rejects Lakers' Shot At COVID-19 Insurance Coverage

    A federal judge handed the Los Angeles Lakers a defeat Wednesday when he dismissed their COVID-19 coverage suit against insurer Chubb, finding the team couldn't claim the virus caused physical damage to its arena.

  9. June 04, 2021

    Lakers Say Insurer Using Strawman To Duck Virus Coverage

    The Los Angeles Lakers told a federal judge Thursday that the team's insurer is misrepresenting its legal arguments in a bid to get a suit over coronavirus business-interruption coverage tossed.

  10. April 29, 2021

    LA Lakers Insurer Calls Foul On COVID-19 Coverage Bid

    A Chubb Ltd. unit told a California federal judge Thursday that the Los Angeles Lakers overshot with their suit seeking COVID-19 business interruption coverage, arguing that the NBA team failed to allege any physical loss or damage that resulted from the coronavirus pandemic.

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