As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant economic consequences in the US, a key issue for insurers and businesses throughout the country is whether all or a portion of losses may be covered by insurance. Because...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant economic consequences in the US, a key issue for insurers and businesses throughout the country will be whether all or a portion of losses may be covered by insurance....more
5/7/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant economic consequences in the US, a key issue for insurers and businesses throughout the country will be whether all or a portion of losses may be covered by insurance....more
4/23/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Civil Authority Coverage ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Governor Bel Edwards ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Property Insurance ,
Putative Class Actions
In Take Two!: Congress Revives the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, Eversheds Sutherland discussed the provisions of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985; the Act), a reform bill designed to...more
This week, the House of Representatives is debating the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985; the Act), a Republican-sponsored bill that, if passed, will critically change the procedures governing class...more
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled October 11, 2016, that the current structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional. The court concluded...more
Consumer protection or unfair and deceptive acts or practices statutes have been enacted in every state in an attempt to protect consumers from predatory, deceptive and unscrupulous business practices. While good intentioned,...more