US Airways, Inc. v. Commonwealth Ins.

By Judge Joanne F. Alper

This case comes before the Court on US Airways’s Motion for Judgment against PMA Capital Insurance Company alleging breach of an insurance contract. US Aixways claims damages as a result of business interruption caused by the nationwide ground stop orders issued by the Federal Aviation Administration and the closure of Reagan National Airport in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

US Airways Group, Inc., entered into an insurance contract with several insurers for property liability insurance. The Policy is a subscription policy, where several…