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Rolling Stones in insurance feud over L’Wren’s death

The insurance underwriters for The Rolling Stones’ Australian tour have refused to pay the band $US12.7 million for the cancellation of the tour in early 2014 following the death of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, L’Wren Scott.

According to court documents filed in the US state of Utah, Jagger was diagnosed with “acute traumatic stress disorder” after his partner’s sudden death in March, forcing the band to cancel and then reschedule their Australian tour, but the underwriters refused to pay out the claim because Scott committed suicide.

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The insurers are also reportedly seeking to speak to Scott’s brother to bolster their case against the rock legends.

Scott, a fashion designer and model, took her own life in March, leading a grief-stricken Jagger to call off a tour of Australia and New Zealand – whose rescheduled dates are now under way.

A court document, explaining the need to speak to Scott’s brother Randall Bambrough, said that doctors had diagnosed Jagger with “acute traumatic stress disorder” and ordered the Stones frontman “not to perform for at least 30 days”.

The band claimed $US12,689,833 ($A13.73 million) under an insurance policy that covered cancellation of a tour because of the “sudden and unforeseen” deaths of the band members’ loved ones, with Scott specifically listed.

“Underwriters denied coverage under the policy because Ms Scott’s suicide was an intentional act and not a sudden and unforeseen event beyond her control,” a court document said.

The insurance policy excluded coverage for deaths that were traceable to medical conditions for which the individuals had received medical care.

The documents said that the underwriters were seeking information on Scott’s medical history as part of a court case in London.

A subpoena asked Bambrough – who is not accused of wrongdoing – to appear to give testimony at the office of a law firm in Salt Lake City on December 8.

The Salt Lake Tribune, which first reported the case, said that Bambrough declined to comment and said he had not seen the subpoena. He lives in the Utah city of Ogden, close to Salt Lake City, where Scott was born.

Rolling Stones fans in Australia suffered a new blow when the band cancelled a show on Saturday at Victoria’s Hanging Rock as Jagger struggled with a throat infection.

But the rock superstars, who keep packing arenas 50 years into their careers, kept an earlier show in Melbourne and are scheduled to play in Sydney on Wednesday.

* Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

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