September 29, 2023
Affiliated FM Insurance Co. paid a group of Augusta University hospitals the maximum amount due under the policies' communicable disease coverage, a Georgia federal court ruled, finding that the group was entitled to a single global payment regardless of how many locations had the actual presence of COVID-19.
July 08, 2022
A Georgia federal judge declined to reconsider his decision dismissing most of the COVID-19 coverage claims by a group of Augusta University hospitals.
March 15, 2022
A group of Augusta University hospitals can't yet prove the actual presence of the coronavirus to trigger communicable disease coverage with Affiliated FM Insurance Co., a Georgia federal judge ruled Tuesday, also saying the reasoning behind hospital orders restricting access to parts of the premises wasn't clear.
April 02, 2021
A group of Augusta University hospitals has asked a Georgia federal judge to hold that the COVID-19 virus was physically present on its properties after it treated thousands of patients who tested positive for the virus, saying COVID-19 was a communicable disease, a precondition for coverage under its policy.