In a series of recent rulings, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit continued a federal appellate trend by affirming the dismissal of three COVID-19 insurance coverage cases.
In Mudpie Inc. v. Travelers...more
Hurricane Ida made landfall yesterday, exactly sixteen years to the day that Hurricane Katrina landed. Back then, I had just completed a trial in a small Parish next door to New Orleans. Fortunately, my flight home took off...more
All-risks property insurance policies typically insure against direct physical loss of or damage to covered property.
If asked, pre-pandemic, whether a policyholder's loss of use of property — in the absence of any...more
To date, New Jersey courts, both state and federal, handling COVID-19 business interruption insurance cases have ruled on at least 32 dispositive motions. Thirty of those motions were resolved favorably to insurers. Yet,...more
Gather all applicable insurance policies.
Often a single loss can trigger coverage under multiple insurance policies.
Examine each loss through the prism of each policy to determine the potential for coverage....more