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This week, the Court considers insurance coverage for business losses sustained as a result of COVID-19 and the constitutionality of Guam’s in-person informed consent requirement for abortion. THE OREGON CLINIC, PC V....more
On June 26, 2023, a panel of judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed an insurance company’s win over a restaurant group seeking insurance coverage for pandemic-related claims in Team 44...more
In a unanimous ruling on Thursday, August 25 (Slip Opinion), the Washington Supreme Court added its voice to the developing “strong, if not unanimous” national consensus that COVID-19 and related government closures do not...more
On March 16, 2022, the Ninth Circuit joined other appellate courts in finding that restaurants were not entitled to insurance coverage for losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. A panel of judges issued an unpublished...more
New York Enacts Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act- On December 31, 2021, New York’s Governor Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, that requires defendants, third-party defendants, and...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has joined seven other Circuits in finding no coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims. In Terry Black’s Barbecue, L.L.C. v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 287...more
In March 2020, Mudpie Inc.—a San Francisco children’s store—ceased operations when California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all “non-essential” businesses to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the shut-down,...more
In the second federal appellate ruling on Covid-19 business losses, the Eleventh Circuit has joined the Eighth Circuit in holding that they do not trigger coverage because they do not involve “physical loss” or “physical...more
WDNY Follows Other New York Courts Holding That COVID-19 Losses Are Not Covered- The insured operated a martial arts and fitness business in Buffalo, New York, that sustained losses in revenue when its business closed...more
On April 8, The Small Business Administration (SBA) finally opens its Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, which was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, as part...more
Trial courts have started to rule and appellate courts are now being asked to decide whether government closure orders enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic cause restaurants “direct physical loss or damage to property” within...more
In our last update, we highlighted a recent case out of the US District Court of Missouri (Studio 417) in which the court issued a preliminary ruling that allowed a group of policyholders to proceed with claims against their...more
Last week we reported Judge Polster’s Decision in Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc., et al. v. Zurich American Ins. Co., U.S.N.D. Ohio Case No: 1:20-cv-01239-DAP, wherein Judge Polster, based upon the language of the...more
The prohibition of the use of certain hotel facilities ordered by the countries responsible for the enforcement of the German Infection Protection Act ("IfSG") can have serious economic consequences. Already with the...more
In a recent decision from the United States District Court in the Northern District of Ohio, Judge Polster found that pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Commercial Business Policy, coverage existed for losses sustained...more
This 31st edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, follows upon two significant developments: the prospect of a Biden administration and the crossing of the 10-million-case threshold. Why...more
Policyholders are hailing two recent victories in their pursuit of insurance coverage for COVID-related business interruption losses. A North Carolina court granted a policyholder summary judgment that a commercial property...more
Law360 reports that more than five thousand civil lawsuits have been filed by businesses seeking to recoup pandemic-related losses under their commercial policies. This new wave of litigation has called upon courts across the...more
A North Carolina court has required Cincinnati Insurance Company to provide business interruption and extra expense coverage to 16 North Carolina restaurants that lost the use of and access to their properties due to COVID-19...more
The Commercial Court has ruled that temporary loss of use of premises as a result of COVID-19 lockdown measures will not trigger cover under a standard business interruption policy that requires property damage to trigger...more
This 17th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses everything from insurance coverage disputes to statewide shutdown orders. Despite an uphill climb towards liability, businesses...more
Business interruption is on the minds of many, especially now as the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented legal and business challenges. In this new podcast from JAMS, two well-respected neutrals with extensive...more
Nearly every business and not-for-profit in the country has been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Demand for goods and services has dropped precipitously due to stay-at-home orders, public health recommendations,...more
One of the immediate legal trends arising from the shut down of all non-essential activities has been disputes concerning consumer refunds, with many class action suits against professional sports leagues, ticket brokers,...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most businesses have suffered losses caused by business interruption, whether related to staff falling ill, loss of customers or suppliers, or governments requiring new forms of compliance. Some...more