Elizabeth and Richard Jones, flip through photos of their daughter Sarah Jones, the 27-year-old camera assistant killed Feb. 20, 2014, by a freight train while filming a movie in southeast Georgia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A California federal judge has rendered a big ruling on the insurance dispute that emanated from the fatal train accident during the 2014 shooting of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider in Georgia.

In a summary judgment opinion released on Thursday, the film’s production company is denied a bid to force its insurer to cover losses. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright concludes that criminal acts have been properly excluded under the film company’s policy.

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