Berkshire Hathaway’s insurer says the worker’s death falls outside of Trulieve’s $3.1 million policy with the firm.

Header Image: Let’s remeber that this is about the death of a human being called Lorna McMurrey aged only 27 with a whole life ahead of her

It’s a timely vignette both about the insurance industry and the cannabis industry considering the events of the past couple of week

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A Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) insurance unit is looking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by cannabis company Trulieve over coverage related to a worker’s death in Massachusetts, arguing the worker wasn’t employed by any of the companies seeking protection.

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Berkshire unit seeks dismissal of Trulieve’s insurance coverage case over worker death

 

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32 No. 07 Westlaw Journal Health Law 10
November 11, 2024
Insurance
Westlaw Journal Health Law

Suit: Insurers must cover suit over pot plant worker’s death from ‘occupational asthma’

Trulieve v. Berkshire Hathaway Home Insurance Co.

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A cannabis cultivation company says its insurers unlawfully refused to cover it in a lawsuit alleging an employee died from occupational asthma due to her exposure to ground cannabis dust at one of the company’s processing facilities.
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