7TH INNING STRETCH LLC et al v. ARCH INSURANCE CO.

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Case Number:

2:20-cv-08161

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Susan D. Wigenton

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  1. March 26, 2021

    Baseball Team Strikes Out In NJ COVID-19 Coverage Row

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday tossed the remaining claim in a lawsuit brought by minor league baseball teams over the denial of insurance claims for coronavirus-related business losses, ruling that the pandemic didn't cause the property loss or damage that would trigger business interruption coverage.

  2. March 12, 2021

    Insurer Slams Baseball Team's Claim Virus Infected Ballpark

    Federal Insurance Co. blasted a minor league baseball team's claim that it was "statistically certain" that COVID-19 was present in its ballpark as the virus canceled its season last year, arguing the team hasn't shown the physical property loss or damage necessary to trigger business interruption coverage.

  3. March 05, 2021

    Baseball Team Cries Foul On Bid To Toss Virus Coverage Suit

    The West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball team shot back at Federal Insurance Co.'s bid to strike out a lawsuit over the denial of coverage for COVID-19 losses, saying Thursday that the virus rendered its ballparks unusable last spring.

  4. March 01, 2021

    Insurer Wants To Ax Claim In Baseball Teams' Virus Suit

    Federal Insurance Co. has urged a New Jersey federal judge to strike out the remaining allegation in a lawsuit by minor league baseball teams seeking coverage for income lost due to COVID-19, arguing the public health crisis didn't lead to the type of loss that would trigger the policy's protections.

  5. January 20, 2021

    Insurer Ducks Minor League Baseball Teams' Virus Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge has handed Arch Insurance Co. a win in a lawsuit by several Minor League Baseball teams who claimed it wrongly denied coverage for COVID-19 related losses, finding the teams failed to allege any physical loss or damage that would trigger their policies.

  6. November 03, 2020

    Minor League Teams Fight Insurer's Bid To Toss Virus Suit

    A group of Minor League Baseball teams is striking back against a bid by Arch Insurance Co. to throw out their claims that they were wrongly denied business interruption coverage after their season was canceled, saying a growing body of case law supports the notion that COVID-19 can cause physical loss.

  7. October 15, 2020

    NJ Insurer Arch Wants To Strike Out Minor League Virus Suit

    Arch Insurance Co. urged a New Jersey federal court Wednesday to toss a suit by Minor League Baseball teams seeking coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled their season, arguing that business interruption coverage must be triggered by property loss or damage.

  8. July 02, 2020

    Minor League Teams Sue For Coverage Of Canceled Season

    Several Minor League Baseball teams are suing their insurers over coverage of the loss of income after their season was canceled, alleging they have been wrongfully denied coverage under their policies.