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Payne & Fears

COVID Insurance Coverage: Herd Immunity for Insurers or is Coverage Spreading?

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When COVID-19 ground the world to a halt, policyholders and insurance-coverage attorneys made predictions about the effectiveness of insurance against coronavirus-related losses. And the outlook wasn’t great. This article...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Insurers Prevail in First Two U.S. Appellate Court Decisions

The pace of new COVID-19 coverage actions has slowed down in recent months, but new cases continue to be filed. As of August 31, 2021, according to the Penn Law COVID Coverage Litigation Tracker, more than 1,980...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

See You in September August 2021 - There Was No 'Gap' in the Lease Language: COVID Is Not a Casualty

On June 29, 2021, in The Gap, Inc. v. 170 Broadway Retail Owner, LLC, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, overturned an earlier decision by the New York Supreme Court and issued a decisive victory to commercial...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

First Step in Successfully Fending off a Yellowstone Application: Be Sure To Give Valid Notice of Default

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Several weeks back, we reported on an apparent uptick in commercial lease disputes over the last 18 months in this new COVID era.  It only follows that there would be a corresponding uptick in Yellowstone applications from...more

Hogan Lovells

UK COVID-19 Arrears: Guidance for landlords and tenants on the further extension to the forfeiture moratorium

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The moratorium on landlords evicting commercial tenants has been extended by a longer period than many had expected, to March 2022.  Landlords and tenants will also be compelled to enter into arbitration proceedings if they...more

Allen Matkins

PropTech Update - June 2021

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DTLA building uses germ-killing robots, enhanced air-purification system to lure tenants and employees back to office - Spectrum News – May 27 - From the moment an employee comes back to work at the old "L.A. Law"...more

Lowndes

Covid’s Lasting Impacts on Commercial Lease Negotiations

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The Covid pandemic will have a lasting impact on lease negotiations from this point. Ty West, senior editor of national content at American City Business Journals, published an interesting article on the topic on May 3, in...more

Hogan Lovells

UK commercial landlords and tenants: Government says your views will shape the road out of Covid-19

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30 June 2021 will be a date no doubt circled on many calendars as being the date when landlords in England currently expect to be able to reassert some control following the end of the “temporary” measures proposed and...more

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COVID-19-Related Lease Modifications Raise New Issues of Liability for Unpaid Rent

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As pandemic-related shutdowns battered the retail and restaurant industry, many tenants avoided defaulting on their leases by negotiating a lease workout. These agreements often provided tenants some much-needed rent relief...more

Payne & Fears

COVID Insurance Coverage One Year Later – Herd Immunity for Insurers or is Coverage Spreading for Policyholders?

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One year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic ground the world to a halt, our firm’s virtual offices were inundated with calls from policyholders, asking if their current and projected losses due to the pandemic would be covered...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)

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Please join Troutman Pepper for the second installment of its COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends Podcast series on legal and business issues confronted by companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by Troutman...more

Hogan Lovells

UK COVID-19: Government announces further extension to protections for commercial tenants

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The government has announced on 10 March 2021 that it will be extending the current protections that have been afforded to commercial tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows what was meant to be the “final”...more

Harris Beach PLLC

The Risk of Personal Injury Claims from COVID-19 and What to Do About It

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Product distributors, online retailers, and owners of facilities that are open to the public, such as restaurants, brick-and-mortar retailers, and office buildings, may be wondering about their risk of personal injury claims...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

The Northern District of Ohio Provides More Clarity On COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Claims

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Two more federal court judges in the Northern District of Ohio have weighed in on whether insurance carriers in the cases pending before them must cover claims for damages caused by the COVID19 pandemic. In both cases, the...more

BCLP

Coronavirus (US): Key vaccination issues for employers - Part 2

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As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available and efforts are underway to increase dissemination, employers are considering whether to require employees to be vaccinated in order to be present on Company property. This...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Recent Federal Court Decision Upholds the Constitutionality of NYC Pandemic-Related Legislation Affecting Commercial Leases

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently found that three laws enacted by the City of New York in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were constitutional, and dismissed a challenge to the...more

Morris James LLP

Current Impact of Covid-19 on the Delaware Commercial Real Estate Market

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The real estate industry in Delaware experienced dramatic changes over the past eight months resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing mandated by Governor Carney’s March 12, 2020 Declaration of a State of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

COVID-19 Shutdowns, Related Litigation Put Pressure on Business Interruption Insurers

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Companies in the United States continue to file business interruption lawsuits against their insurers for claims arising from state and local government shutdown orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 1,250...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

10 Questions Your Litigator May Ask about Your Post-Covid Commercial Lease

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Much has been written about commercial real estate in a post-Covid world. As real estate users consider how Covid will change their space needs, they should also consider what provisions will serve them in future...more

Hogan Lovells

UK COVID-19: Government extends protections for commercial tenants

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After much speculation the government has today announced that it will be extending protections that have been afforded to commercial tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the current protections? ...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Straightening Their Tenant’s Ties: Retail Property Owners Are Buying Distressed Retailers Out of Bankruptcy

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Since the early days of the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S., it has been a recurring theme to turn on the news and see that yet another big-name retailer is rumored to be on the brink of filing, or has already filed, for...more

Melito & Adolfsen

The Insurance Industry Anticipated a Pandemic from a virus like Covid-19 more than a decade ago.

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For businesses that were shut down by COVID-19 a common question is whether there is coverage for business interruption. In New York, the answer is no. This should be the answer nationwide. Coverage for business interruption...more

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New York Forward Phase 2: Guidance for Commercial Landlords and Office Tenants in New York City

In late May, guidance for Phase 2 of Governor Cuomo’s New York Forward re-opening plan was issued. New York City is expected to enter into Phase 1 on June 8th, and thereafter Phase 2, provided certain thresholds are...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses: You Can Satisfy the “Physical Loss or Damage” Requirement in Your Commercial...

Although your insurance company undoubtedly will try to convince you that you have no coverage for your business interruption losses from COVID-19, do not be so quick to accept the insurer’s position. In its simplest terms,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Many Commercial Property Insurance Policies Provide Coverage for COVID-19 Exposures

The insurance industry’s generic arguments that there is no coverage for the COVID-19 pandemic should not be accepted at face value, as coverage may be available depending on specific policy terms and individualized facts. ...more

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