Amicus Briefs Piling Up as Calif. High Court Mulls Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdowns August 8, 2023 Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Lakers and Ross Stores are among 10 parties that have filed amicus briefs as...
Two More Circuit Courts Reject COVID-19 Business-Interruption Claims December 28, 2021 By Jim Sams The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the coronavirus did not cause a direct physical damage or loss...
Contrary Judges Resist ‘Herding Behavior’ for COVID-19 Claims October 26, 2021 By Jim Sams Insurers continue to prevail in the vast majority of lawsuits that seek business-interruption coverage for income lost during COVID-19 shutdowns,...
Ruling May Portend Bitter End for COVID Business Interruption Claimants July 27, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court ruling that dismissed a dental practice’s COVID-19 business interruption claim might be the beginning of the...
Restaurants Ask N.C. Supreme Court to Bypass Appeals Court in COVID Win June 30, 2021 By Jim Sams A group of North Carolina restaurants and an industry group are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to bypass the...
Conn. Judge Rules No Coverage Owed for Wholesaler’s $100M in COVID Losses June 24, 2021 By Jim Sams A Connecticut judge ruled that The Hartford did not owe coverage to designer footwear wholesaler Marc Fisher for more than...
N.H. Hotel Group Chalks Rare Win in Pandemic-Related Business Interruption Lawsuit June 17, 2021 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has ruled in favor of a group of hotels whose owners sued their insurance...
In Rare Policyholder Win, Texas Judge Refuses to Dismiss Theater Chain’s COVID Lawsuit May 6, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Wednesday ruled against an insurer that sought to dismiss a $500 million COVID-19...
Ohio Supreme and 8th Circuit Mull Whether COVID Can Cause Direct Physical Loss April 16, 2021 By Jim Sams Two appellate courts took steps this week toward answering a key question that may seal the fate of some 1,500...
Judge Rules in Favor of 3 Policyholders With COVID-19 Claims in Consolidated Case February 24, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal judge denied Society Insurance’s motions to dismiss three “bellwether” lawsuits filed by hospitality businesses that were denied coverage...