A federal district court has refused to entirely dismiss COVID-19 business interruption litigation filed by the owner of several Washington, D.C., professional sports teams, based on its coverage’s communicable disease provisions.

Washington-based Lincoln Holdings LLC, also known as Monumental Sports, filed suit against Factory Mutual seeking COVID-19 business interruption under its all-risks policies, according to Monday’s ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Lincoln Holdings LLC et al. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Co.