The producer of "House of Cards" has lost an insurance trial over $29 million in production costs incurred due to the firing of Kevin Spacey in 2017. Media Rights Capital argued that its losses should have been covered under Spacey's cast insurance policy, which would cover if he was unavailable due to sickness. However, a jury found that Spacey’s alleged illness was not the primary reason for his departure, and therefore the insurer owed nothing. MRC had previously won a $31 million arbitration award against Spacey after an arbitrator found he had violated the company's sexual harassment policy. The company also sued Lloyd's of London and Fireman's Fund for their respective costs.