New York Botanical Garden News

Viewpoint: La. and N.Y. Appellate Courts First to Find Physical Loss from COVID-19 Shutdowns

There is a hole in the dam. Prior to June 14, every one of the 77 federal and 44 state court appellate decisions interpreting the meaning of “direct physical loss or damage” in a standard-form commercial property insurance policy had …

Unusual Policy Language Allows NY Botanical Garden’s COVID Claim to Proceed

A New York appellate court on Tuesday handed a rare policyholder win to the New York Botanical Garden for income lost during COVID-19 shutdowns, noting that the disputed policy language did not require physical damage. The Botanical Garden, a well-known …