Insurers Win Most — But Not All — Covid Business-Loss Lawsuits November 30, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen...
Nation’s 1st COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suit Headed to Trial [Update] November 12, 2020 By Jim Sams A trial will begin Monday in what is thought to be the first lawsuit to be filed against an insurer...
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...
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...
Insurer Defeats California Restaurant’s Coronavirus Business Loss Claim August 31, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles restaurant seeking business interruption losses from...
Insurers Say Michigan COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling Not a Knockout Blow July 29, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane A recent ruling from a Michigan judge that business interruption claims payouts require tangible alteration to a property may have...
Legislation to Force Insurers to Pay COVID-19 Claims Stalls as Virus Rages July 13, 2020 By Jim Sams California legislation that would have forced insurers to pay more coronavirus business-interruption claims was put on hold last week when...
Virus Fight Insurers Thought They’d Dodged Is Looming Anyway March 24, 2020 By Katherine Chiglinsky For years, property-casualty insurers have sought to protect their business from the ripple effects of a pandemic. The spread of...