The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with South by Southwest (SXSW) in its appeal of insurance loss related to COVID-era cancellations. The Fifth Circuit’s decision returns the case to the lower courts to determine how much Federal Insurance Company owes SXSW under its insurance policy. According to previous coverage of the case, the dispute is the first Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance case over pandemic-related event cancellations to reach a federal appeals court. Learn more about the background of the case and recent ruling in the Austin Chronicle’s article linked below.
Court of Appeals Sides with SXSW in Insurance Lawsuit
SXSW is represented by Graves Dougherty attorney Pete Kennedy and by David Gauntlett of Gauntlett & Associates.