IN RE: UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY SKI PASS INSURANCE LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:20-md-02975

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation, Class Action

Judge:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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Companies

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  1. October 26, 2021

    Insurance MDL Over Ski Pass Coverage Permanently Tossed

    United Specialty Insurance Co. doesn't owe coverage to skiers unable to use passes at a resort because of the coronavirus pandemic, a California federal court said Tuesday, finding that coverage for quarantines doesn't extend to government pandemic restrictions.

  2. March 30, 2021

    'Creative' Insurance MDL Over Ski Fees Axed, For Now

    A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed multidistrict litigation alleging Vail Resorts' decision to shut down ski slopes due to the pandemic constituted a "quarantine" that triggered insurance policies on customers' ski passes, saying the consumers' "creative" definition of a quarantine "makes no sense," but she'll give them another shot at pleading.

  3. December 11, 2020

    2 Firms Snag Co-Counsel Spots In Vail Ski Fees MDL

    A California federal judge has appointed Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP and Miller Schirger LLC to serve as co-lead counsel in multidistrict litigation against several insurance companies amid claims that skiers were not refunded their passholder fees when Vail Resorts closed its slopes indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic.