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Insurance

Mar. 6, 2024

Concert promoter’s COVID-19 claim faces obstacles in California Supreme Court

Insurance companies have defeated such claims everywhere but the Vermont Supreme Court, and Justice Goodwin H. Liu expressed doubts about reaching a different conclusion.

An attorney representing a concert promoter seeking to revive a claim against its insurer to cover losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 appeared to run into skepticism of his argument before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.

The court was hearing a certified question from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals about whether policyholders can collect in cases where the COVID-19 virus was physically present on the premises....

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