SCGM, Inc. – the name behind Star Cinema Grill, Hollywood Palms Cinema, and District Theatre – has taken certain Lloyd’s of London underwriters to court over the American cinema chain’s $1 million pandemic coverage.
Filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the insurance contract complaint features SCGM’s claim which was denied last month due to COVID-19 not being a listed disease in the policy.
The plaintiff, represented by Hawash Cicack & Gaston LLP, argues that while COVID-19 is not specified, the policyholder is covered against pathogens including variations or mutations of SARS-associated coronavirus.