Pa. Non-Profit Hospital Seeks Summary Judgment in COVID-19 Coverage Action

PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania non-profit hospital has moved for summary judgment in its COVID-19 coverage action against Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, contending that the policy can reasonably be interpreted as providing coverage for “direct physical loss of” its insured premises.

In a July 10 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Windber Hospital further contends that the policy’s virus exclusion does not bar coverage for “continuing operating expenses.”

Windber Hospital operates three medical facilities under the name Chan Soon Schiong Medical Center in the Pennsylvania cities of Windber, Johnstown and Portage. Windber …