Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company

  1. October 10, 2024

    Live Nation Loses COVID-19 Physical Loss Insurance Claims

    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.

  2. November 18, 2022

    Live Nation, FM Want Temporary Pause In COVID Row

    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.

  3. August 15, 2022

    Live Nation Says Prior COVID Rulings Don't Nix Coverage Suit

    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.

  4. June 23, 2022

    Live Nation Says Insurer's Bid To Trim Virus Suit Is Tone-Deaf

    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.

  5. June 01, 2022

    Insurer Says New Rulings Call For Trim To Live Nation Suit

    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.

  6. February 03, 2022

    Factory Mutual Can't Trim Live Nation COVID-19 Coverage Suit

    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.

  7. December 06, 2021

    Live Nation COVID Loss Capped At $1M Annually, Insurer Says

    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.

  8. May 17, 2021

    Live Nation Asks Calif. Judge To Follow Cinemark's Virus Suit

    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.