The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the United States economy in a profoundly negative manner. Retail stores, restaurants and other direct-customer-facing businesses have been especially hard hit. Throughout the U.S.,...more
Insurers across the nation continue to file motions to dismiss COVID-19 cases brought by policyholders on three primary grounds: 1. there is no” physical loss or damage” to the covered property, 2. there is no “prohibition...more
We bring you our September Insurance Update. A flurry of decisions over pandemic-related business interruption claims were handed down over the past month. We discuss many of these along with the MDL Panel’s decision not...more
New Jersey courts have long blazed the trail to shape the landscape nationally on important insurance coverage issues. Many years ago, our Supreme Court found that insurers actually have to deliver on the coverage that they...more
On June 2, 2020, the Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Court addressed landlord-tenant debt obligations issues in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in its decision for In re: Hitz Restaurant Group. The Court held that the...more
The retail industry has experienced an unprecedented and immediate shift as a result of the economic fallout from COVID-19. One of the most apparent changes is evident when handling commercial retail leasing; read on to...more