Policyholders Counting on Calif. High Court for COVID Loss Claims February 6, 2023 By Jim Sams Courts around the nation have held that SARS-CoV-2 cannot cause direct physical damage or loss to property, but policyholder advocates...
Ransomware Did Not Cause Direct Physical Loss, Ohio High Court Says December 29, 2022 By Jim Sams A business owner’s insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no...
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...
La. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim November 23, 2022 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct...
4th Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting Art Studio’s COVID-19 Claim March 8, 2022 By Jim Sams Another federal appellate court ruled Monday that a business interruption caused by COVID-19 does not amount to a physical damage...
Calif. Issues 1st State Appellate Ruling on COVID Business Interruption Claim November 17, 2021 By Jim Sams California handed down the first state appellate court ruling on whether COVID-19 can cause direct physical damage or loss, deciding...
Attorneys Say Win in N.C. COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suit May Signal Shift October 6, 2021 By William Rabb Since the pandemic began, most of the COVID-19-related business interruption disputes have not gone in favor of the policyholders, especially...
11th Circuit Adds to Plaintiff Losing Streak for COVID Business Interruption Claims September 2, 2021 By Jim Sams Another federal appellate court has ruled against a policyholder who sought coverage for business interruption losses caused by coronavirus restrictions,...