9th Circuit Denies Insurers’ Petition For Rehearing In Coronavirus Coverage Suit

(September 17, 2024, 3:07 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE —The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 16 denied insurers’ petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc asking it to reconsider its Feb. 29 opinion that affirmed a federal court’s finding that a tribal court has subject matter jurisdiction over a COVID-19 coverage suit involving tribal properties on tribal land, but with a dissenting judge saying that “this case cried out for rehearing en banc.”...