Gavrilides Management Company et al. vs. Michigan Insurance Co. presented an issue of first impression for Michigan courts whereby a restaurant owner made a business interruption claim under his insurance policy due to the...more
Last week, two businesses, Newchops Restaurant Comcast LLC and LH Dining LLC, asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) to set up an MDL before a judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to address...more
In their lawsuits for insurance coverage, two businesses, Newchops Restaurant Comcast LLC and LH Dining LLC, asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) to set up an MDL before a judge in the Eastern...more
Most commercial property policies require that the loss in business revenue be caused by the physical loss, damage or destruction of property. Typically, this coverage extends to damage caused by natural disasters, and...more
In response to the likelihood that policyholders’ will not be entitled to coverage for business interruptions due to COVID-19, lawmakers from several states have taken it upon themselves to propose bills which would re-write...more
The World Health Organization’s (“WHO”) formal declaration that the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is now a pandemic, with 1,844,863 confirmed cases, 117,021 confirmed deaths, and 213 affected Countries as of April...more
Pandemics, viruses, and contagious diseases such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19), similar to recent history with the 9/11 attacks and Superstorm Sandy, will create a myriad of insurance coverage claims. The 9/11 attacks...more