ACS INDUSTRIES INC. v. Great Northern Insurance Company

  1. July 19, 2024

    Chubb Unit Beats Manufacturer In R.I. COVID-19 Coverage Suit

    A knitted wire mesh manufacturer lost its bid for coverage for pandemic losses at its Mexico facilities because it didn't show that COVID-19 caused covered physical damage, a Rhode Island federal court ruled Friday, handing a win to the manufacturer's Chubb insurer.

  2. May 03, 2022

    Insurer Hits Manufacturer For Scientific Claims In Virus Suit

    A Rhode Island knitted wire mesh manufacturer isn't entitled to pandemic loss coverage because it didn't show that the coronavirus caused physical damage, a Chubb unit said, while fighting allegations related to the virus' scientific properties that the insurer said the manufacturer used to "disguise its conclusory assertions."

  3. March 11, 2022

    Wire Mesh Maker Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Virus Losses

    A Chubb unit must provide coverage of a wire mesh manufacturer's pandemic-related losses, the company told a Rhode Island federal court, saying the presence of COVID-19 in the air and on surfaces caused physical loss or damage at its facilities.