COVID-19 Rulings – Mostly Insurer Wins – Moving to Appellate Courts January 4, 2021 By Jim Sams A wave of litigation over business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders has started splashing into the appellate courts. Appeals...
Viewpoint: Key Property Loss Provisions Attorneys Keep Forgetting December 16, 2020 By Chris Boggs Are you tired of talking about COVID? I am. Are you as tired of the COVID business income coverage debates?...
Viewpoint: Riots Expose Serious Deficiencies in Property Insurance Policies December 2, 2020 By Randy C. DeLopst The riots that took place in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area during the George Floyd protests caused serious damage to many...
The Key to Winning COVID Business-Interruption Claims: Say the Virus is Present November 23, 2020 By Jim Sams Policyholder attorneys pursuing COVID-19 business-interruption claims are hoping to persuade judges to accept a premise that many Americans appear to...
N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit October 23, 2020 By Jim Sams A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor...
Insurers Chalking More Early Wins in COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suits October 1, 2020 By Jim Sams Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing...
Michigan Suit Brings Another Loss for Plaintiffs with COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims September 8, 2020 Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit, finding that a closure order does not constitute a covered...
Viewpoint: Does Denial of Access to Customers Constitute Covered Damage? September 4, 2020 By Tony Abdollahi COVID-19 has forced the suspension of thousands of businesses, resulting in widespread economic loss. Many of the businesses that have...
Business Owners Can Sue Insurer Over Coronavirus Losses, Missouri Judge Rules August 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Missouri said on Wednesday a group of hair salons and restaurants can sue their insurance carrier...
Ralph Lauren Sues to Recoup COVID-19 Closure Losses August 12, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Fashion firm Ralph Lauren Corp. is suing its insurer to recoup what it says has been a huge drop of...