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1 Ins. @ Sports L. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.journals/inscespdl1 and id is 1 raw text is: Winter 2022 Vol. 1, Issue 1 Some of Lakers' COVID- Related Insurance Claims Are Dismissed By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer ports enterprises across the country regularly purchase insurance to covervarious contingencies, includingphysi- cal damage to their facilities. The Los Angeles Lakers bought insurance in 2019 that covered many things, but in summer, 2019, few could anticipate COVID-19 and the losses it would generate. After the NBA shut down in March 2020, the Lakers filed claims with its insurance carrier, Federal Insurance Com- pany, seeking to recoup millions of dollars in losses. Federal denied the claim, and litigation followed. Recently the United States District Court in Los Angeles dismissed some of the Lak- ers' claims (L.A. Lakers v. Fed. Ins. Co., CV 21-022881 TJH (MRWx),U.S.D.C., C.D. Cal., (3-17-22)), _ F. Supp. 3d_; 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51563; 2022 WL 831549. Skating On Thin Ice: NHL and Insurance Companies Face Off Over Concussion Litigation Defense Expenses By Gina McKlveen tarting in September, National Hockey League (NHL) teams will face off for the 2022-2023 season, marking the League's 106th year of operation. But prior to dropping the puck, the NHL may be faced with paying its legal fees for the period of years it was self-insured and its players suffered concussion-related injuries. According to a June 2022 opinion, NHL v. TIG Ins. Co, issued by the Supreme Court of New York, the NHL sought to recover unpaid portions of defense costs from several insurance companies in the United States and Canada for concussion litigation expenses that began back in 2013. The over 150 plain- tiffs, who originally filed multiple concussion-related lawsuits BACKGROUND The Lakers purchased the all-risk commercial property in- surance policy (the Policy) from Federal in August 2019 (Id. at 2). The Policy covered Staples Center where they play and their Health Training Center. It was Copyright © 2022 Hackney Publications (hackneypublications.com) INSURANCE @ Sports Law