Plan Check Downtown III, LLC v. AmGuard Insurance Company, et al

  1. March 03, 2022

    Health District's Losses Not Physical, Insurer Tells 9th Circ.

    A Zurich unit told the Ninth Circuit that a California health care district's COVID-19 losses were economic and caused by government orders, not by any physical impacts of the virus.

  2. April 12, 2021

    Insurer Asks 9th Circ. To Toss Restaurant's Virus Class Suit

    AmGuard Insurance Co. has urged the Ninth Circuit to reject a Los Angeles restaurant's proposed class action seeking COVID-19 related loss coverage, arguing that the eatery's alleged inability to operate its business inside the restaurant due to state closure orders does not satisfy the policy's property damage requirement.

  3. February 08, 2021

    LA Eatery Asks 9th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Fight

    A Los Angeles restaurant urged the Ninth Circuit to revive its proposed class action seeking coverage from AmGuard Insurance Co. for losses stemming from COVID-19 shutdown orders, arguing that federal courts around the country have wrongly tossed virus coverage suits for fear of burdening the insurance industry with payment obligations.