October 10, 2024
A California federal judge has tossed Live Nation's claims in a lawsuit seeking coverage from Factory Mutual for physical loss or damage stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, holding that a recent ruling by California's highest court thwarted the entertainment giant's argument that the presence of COVID-19 made its property unsafe or unusable.
November 18, 2022
Live Nation and Factory Mutual Insurance Co. asked a California federal judge Friday to stay their COVID-19 coverage dispute until 30 days after the next ruling in the case, allowing them time to discuss a potential settlement based on the results.
August 15, 2022
Live Nation urged a California federal judge Monday to stick with his prior order denying Factory Mutual's bid to trim the concert promoter's COVID-19 coverage suit, arguing that neither of the policies in two recent appellate decisions the insurer cited covered communicable diseases, unlike its own $1 million policy.
June 23, 2022
Live Nation told a California federal judge Wednesday to tune out Factory Mutual Insurance Co.'s renewed request to trim its COVID-19 coverage suit, saying the "new" rulings cited by the insurer are irrelevant to its case.
June 01, 2022
Factory Mutual Insurance Co. asked a California federal judge to reconsider his decision in February not to limit Live Nation Inc.'s COVID-19 business interruption suit to its $1 million annual communicable disease coverage, arguing that recent state appellate court decisions make the law clear.
February 03, 2022
A California federal judge on Thursday refused to trim Live Nation Inc.'s COVID-19 business interruption suit against Factory Mutual Insurance Co., saying the complaint sufficiently alleges infectious droplets of COVID-19 are physical objects that could alter the property they land on.
December 06, 2021
Factory Mutual Insurance urged a California federal judge Monday to dramatically trim Live Nation's COVID-19 business interruption suit, saying Live Nation's claim is limited to its policy's coverage for losses from communicable diseases — capped at $1 million annually — and falls outside the policy's coverage for physical loss or damage.
May 17, 2021
Entertainment giant Live Nation has urged a California federal judge to allow its COVID-19 business interruption suit against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. to proceed, arguing that its communicable disease coverage policy is a "different story" from typical property insurance.