Calif. Appellate Ct. Revives Suit Seeking Coverage for Income Lost During COVID Shutdown October 3, 2023 By Jim Sams A California appellate court ruled again Monday that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause direct physical loss or damage to property,...
Theater Owner and Insurer Agree to Drop Litigation over COVID Claims May 16, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An owner of Broadway theaters and Pacific Indemnity Insurance Co. have voluntarily agreed to end their remaining litigation over COVID-19...
N.H. Supreme Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy for COVID Claim May 15, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming...
Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Finds No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown March 21, 2023 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income...
Federal Court Denies Massachusetts Hospital’s Covid-19 Business Interruption Claim March 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts hospital has been denied its insurance claim for Covid-19 related costs and lost revenues under business interruption and...
No Coverage for Food Plant that Paid $2M to Avoid Shutdown and Potential Business-Interruption Claim January 9, 2023 By Jim Sams Ken’s Foods would likely have filed a $10 million business-interruption claim had it not spent $2 million to upgrade its...
Maryland Joins 10 State High Courts in Rejecting Coverage for COVID Losses December 19, 2022 By Jim Sams The Maryland Supreme Court joined high courts in 10 other states in ruling that coronavirus did not cause a direct...
Ohio Supreme Ct. Rules No Coverage Owed for COVID Business Shutdown December 13, 2022 By Jim Sams The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Monday that COVID-19 cannot cause any direct physical damage or loss that is covered by...
N.Y. Appellate Court: Insurer Liable For COVID Shutdown of Tina Turner Play December 7, 2022 By Jim Sams Producers of a Broadway play based on the life of pop star Tina Turner, which was shut down because of...
Pa. Court Splits on Whether Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown December 1, 2022 By Jim Sams A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Wednesday that a dental practice was entitled to coverage for income lost because of the...