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August 31, 2015

 This cause was before the court on a motion for summary judgment. The case is Seneca Specialty Insurance Company v. 845 North, 2015 WL 3400415.

 Seneca Specialty Insurance filed this action seeking a determination that its insurance policy does not provide coverage for claims arising from a nightclub shooting. Two people allege that, while at the nightclub owned and operated by 845 North, they were assaulted and shot on the premises, suffering serious bodily injury and permanent disfigurement. The two men filed a lawsuit, alleging negligence, claiming that 845 North failed to provide adequate security and failed to warn its invitees and the public of the numerous criminal incidents that had previously occurred on its premises.

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