Franklin EWC, Inc. et al v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

3:20-cv-04434

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Jacqueline Scott Corley

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  1. December 15, 2020

    Virus Exclusion Dooms Hairdresser's COVID-19 Coverage Bid

    A California magistrate judge has thrown out a hair salon's suit for coverage of business interruption losses stemming from the COVID-19 shutdown, saying a clear and unambiguous exclusion for losses resulting from a virus bars any recovery.

  2. October 28, 2020

    Hartford Says It's Just 'A Name,' Not A Calif. Salon's Insurer

    The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is urging a California federal court to drop it from a waxing salon's COVID-19-related loss suit, arguing it was just the holding company of the insurer that issued the policy and therefore has no legal liability toward the salon whatsoever.

  3. September 24, 2020

    Judge Calls Salon's COVID-19 Coverage Claim 'Nonsense'

    A California magistrate judge said a waxing salon's theory that its income loss was caused by state closure orders instead of COVID-19 is "nonsense," freeing Sentinel Insurance Co. and Hartford Financial Services Group from their alleged coverage duty.