Theatre Box-San Diego, LLC v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:22-cv-01001

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

William Q. Hayes

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  1. October 03, 2023

    Insurer Must Face Bad Faith Claim In Theater Protest Dispute

    A San Diego movie theater can proceed with a bad faith claim over its insurer's alleged failure to cover property damage from protests following the 2020 police murder of George Floyd and an unrelated shooting incident, a California federal judge decided.

  2. June 12, 2023

    Allianz Unit Wants Calif. Theater's Bad Faith Claim Tossed

    An Allianz unit asked a California federal judge on Monday to dismiss a San Diego theater's bad faith claim in its amended suit seeking coverage for property damage from a shooting and from riots following the murder of George Floyd.

  3. March 23, 2023

    Insurer Gets Calif. Theater's Virus, Protest Claims Trimmed

    A California federal judge trimmed COVID-19 pandemic-related counts from a San Diego theater complex's $2.9 million suit against Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., while allowing the company to continue pursuing separate property damage coverage claims against the Allianz unit.

  4. August 11, 2022

    Calif. Theater Says Virus, Protest Claims Warrant Coverage

    A San Diego theater and restaurant owner pushed back against Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.'s attempt to toss its coverage lawsuit over alleged damages related to civil rights protests and losses stemming from the pandemic, telling a California federal court that its claims were strong enough to survive dismissal.

  5. July 18, 2022

    Allianz Unit Wants Out Of Calif. Theater's Virus, Protest Claims

    Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. asked a California federal court to toss three claims from a San Diego theater and restaurant owner, arguing that its COVID-19 business interruption claim isn't covered and two others involving damage related to demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd and another shooting were filed before the insurer made a decision. 

  6. July 11, 2022

    Post-Floyd Unrest At Center Of Insurance Coverage Suits

    Business owners who say they suffered losses caused by civil unrest stemming from the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in a nationally publicized incident are turning to the courts to get compensation from their insurers, raising a potentially "tricky" coverage issue, experts told Law360.