Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown June 17, 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...
Louisiana Court Schedules Trial on First Coronavirus Business Interruption Lawsuit 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...
Coronavirus Business Interruption Claimants Lay Out Federal Plan to Reimburse Insurers July 9, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow insurers to voluntarily pay certain COVID-related business interruption claims and...
The BIG Idea for Business Interruption Coverage: What It Is and Isn’t June 10, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Good faith coverage disputes over pandemic-related business interruption coverage don’t have to be fought out in courts, and retroactive rewrites...
Times Square to Go Dark to Shine Light on Fight Over Business Interruption Insurance May 26, 2020 The digital billboards in New York City’s famous Times Square will go dark tonight at 9 pm ET for one...
Restaurateur Sues The Hartford, Seeking Coverage for Coronavirus Business Interruption March 27, 2020 A well-known California restaurateur has filed a lawsuit against a unit of The Hartford, seeking a declaration that the owner’s...