Okla. Music Venue Files Class Action Against Insurer, Demanding COVID-19 Coverage

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa, Okla., music venue that was forced to suspend operations due to COVID-19 and related government closure orders has filed a proposed class action against Covington Specialty Insurance Co. in an effort to recoup business losses.

In a June 4 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Till Metro Entertainment d/b/a The Vanguard maintains that coverage is available under its all-risk property damage policy, and that Covington did not exclude or limit coverage for losses from the spread of viruses.

The policy’s exclusion for “Exclusion of Pathogenic or Poisonous Biological …