Vermont High Court: COVID Virus, Like Cat Urine, Can Cause Physical Loss September 27, 2022 By Jim Sams Citing decisions that found insurance coverage was owed for contamination caused by cat urine and gasoline vapors, the Vermont Supreme...
Jury Awards $48.5M to Baylor Medical College for COVID Business-Interruption Claim September 7, 2022 By Jim Sams A Texas jury awarded the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston $48,529,961 for damages caused by COVID-19 in what appears...
S.C. Joins 3 Other State Supreme Courts, Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown August 11, 2022 By Jim Sams The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the...
Viewpoint: La. and N.Y. Appellate Courts First to Find Physical Loss from COVID-19 Shutdowns August 4, 2022 By James T. Busenlener There is a hole in the dam. Prior to June 14, every one of the 77 federal and 44 state...
Calif. Court Breaks String of Insurer Wins, Scolds Peers for Premature Dismissals July 15, 2022 By Jim Sams A California appellate court broke from its sister jurisdictions — as well as state and federal courts across the nation...
Doctors’ Group Accuse Insurers of Using ‘Junk Science’ to Deny COVID Business Claims June 27, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The medical profession in New Hampshire is accusing the insurance industry of using “junk science” in justifying its denials of...
Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown June 16, 2022 By Jim Sams The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won...
Unusual Policy Language Allows NY Botanical Garden’s COVID Claim to Proceed June 15, 2022 By Jim Sams A New York appellate court on Tuesday handed a rare policyholder win to the New York Botanical Garden for income...
US Supreme Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case June 6, 2022 By Claims Journal staff The US Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for...
Iowa Issues 2nd State Supreme Court Ruling Finding No Coverage for COVID Income Loss April 25, 2022 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled in two separate decisions that COVID-19 did not cause a physical loss or...