The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company
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2:21-cv-02281
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.