News & Analysis as of

Property Damage Public Health

Burr & Forman

Uphill Battle Awaits COVID-19 Business Insurance Claimants as the Debate Moves up to Appellate Courts

Burr & Forman on

A majority of trial courts adjudicating COVID-related property insurance coverage lawsuits have found that coverage is not triggered absent direct physical loss or property damage. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections - UPDATED March 2021

Husch Blackwell LLP on

A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

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

UB Greensfelder LLP on

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

Goodwin

Qualifying for Immunity Under the U.S. PREP Act During COVID-19

Goodwin on

As part of the U.S. government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 10, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) issued a Declaration pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness...more

Butler Snow LLP

Homeowners Liability Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus-Related Claims

Butler Snow LLP on

The coronavirus has quickly spurred significant changes in most people’s daily lives and routines. In light of the widespread closure of public places and a growing number of safer-at-home orders, nearly everyone has found...more

Cozen O'Connor

Coronavirus: Is There Coverage Under Property Insurance Policies?

Cozen O'Connor on

Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has disrupted events, supply chains, sales, and entire industries.  As a result, businesses are going to look to their property insurers to recuperate lost business income, as well as expenses related...more

Cozen O'Connor

Property Insurance Coverage Issues Associated with COVID-19

Cozen O'Connor on

The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted events, supply chains, sales, and entire industries. As a result, businesses will likely look to their property insurers to recuperate lost business income, as well as...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Insurance Coverage Questions Abound Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Among the legal issues presented by the coronavirus outbreak is the extent to which insurance policies may provide relief for virus-related losses. Proactive businesses are reviewing the specific risks they face and looking...more

Zelle  LLP

Commercial Property Insurance Coverage and Coronavirus

Zelle LLP on

No modern disease has dominated the news and affected the world-wide economy on such a scale as coronavirus (COVID-19). Coronavirus’s impact is widespread across almost all business sectors. Governments are shutting down...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 3.11.2020 | Top Story: New Wells Fargo CEO Scharf emerges unscathed after House testimony

Robins Kaplan LLP on

Wells Fargo’s latest CEO, Charles Scharf—the bank’s third chief in the past four years—faced a hostile but less pitchfork-and-torch wielding House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, distancing himself from his...more

Carlton Fields

A Plague O’ Both Your Clauses: Insurance Probably Won’t Cover Businesses Stung By Zika

Carlton Fields on

During the past several months, Zika virus has rapidly spread across Latin America and into the United States. While Congressional action has stalled, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a number...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide