Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau

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Case Number:

2:23-cv-01386

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Barbara J. Rothstein

Firms

  1. February 28, 2024

    Seattle Convention Center's Virus Losses Not Covered

    A Seattle convention center operator is not owed coverage for pandemic-related business interruption losses, a Washington federal judge ruled, finding that although the governor's emergency pandemic proclamations prohibited access to the convention center, they weren't issued because of physical loss or damage to the property.

  2. December 21, 2023

    Convention Center Says Insurer Can't Dodge Virus Coverage

    The entity that operates the Seattle Convention Center pushed back on a Liberty Mutual unit's attempt to toss its COVID-19 business interruption suit, telling a Washington federal court that its claims fit a carveout for virus coverage discussed in a Washington Supreme Court ruling.