Lawsuit by RailRiders' owners over COVID-19 losses can proceed against insurance companies, judge rules

Aug. 16—The owners of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders minor league baseball team can proceed with a lawsuit that seeks coverage for pandemic-related losses from three insurance companies, a Lackawanna County judge ruled.

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