Some States Still Weigh Mandating Business Interruption Coverage March 16, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Since about a year ago when their business constituents began complaining that their insurance companies were telling them their policies...
Courts Allow COVID-19 Claims by Insureds With Policy Endorsements for Diseases January 12, 2021 By Jim Sams While insurers continue to win four out of five cases in early rounds, in the past month two property owners...
Federal Court Advances COVID-19 Business Income Suit Despite Virus Exclusion December 18, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield A federal district court in Virginia has ruled that a spa’s COVID-19-related business income loss lawsuit can move forward despite...
Insurers Winning Most, But Not All, COVID-19 Business Interruption 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...
Judge in North Carolina Favors 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...