COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC. v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:21-cv-00615

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Jamel K. Semper

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  1. May 30, 2024

    Only $100K Owed For NJ Theater's Virus Losses, Judge Says

    A Zurich unit owed a theater only $100,000 for its COVID-19-related losses under its policy's communicable disease coverage provision, a New Jersey federal court ruled, rejecting the theater's arguments that each public health order constituted a separate occurrence and that a "blanket" $1.9 million limit was applicable.

  2. November 28, 2023

    NJ Theater Says Policy's $1.9M Limit Applies To Virus Losses

    An iconic New Jersey theater urged a federal court to rule that it can recover $1.9 million to offset its $3.7 million pandemic-related losses, arguing that the blanket limit of insurance in its Zurich policy replaces a lower per-occurrence limit for communicable disease coverage.

  3. December 20, 2021

    NJ Court Deals A Blow To Historic Theater's Virus Loss Suit

    A historic New Jersey theater suffered a setback when a federal judge ruled that it can't tap into two provisions of its policy with a Zurich unit to cover up to $1.9 million in pandemic-related losses, due to the policy's microorganism exclusion.