Drug Transport Company Sued by Insurer Over Destroyed-Cells Case

A company that provides temperature-controlled storage and transportation services for drugmakers was hit with a lawsuit from its insurer seeking to avoid covering litigation over destroyed cell banks.

In a complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Continental Casualty Co.—a Loews Corp. unit—requested a court declaration that it has no duty to defend or pay damages for the underlying suit brought by Vincerx Pharma Inc. against Yourway Transport Inc..

Yourway allegedly failed to maintain cold temperatures for Vincerx’s cell banks during a 2021 shipment from Germany to California. The materials required storage at ...