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Colorado Court of Appeals Permits COVID-19 Coverage Suit to Proceed Based on Health Care Endorsement Coverage

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The Colorado Court of Appeals (Division VI), applying Colorado law, partially affirmed a trial court decision dismissing an action seeking insurance coverage for COVID‑19 related losses. Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC...more

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Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

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A pending case in Texas illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims need to be decided by juries in light of case-specific facts, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach. Originally published in Law360 -...more

Payne & Fears

COVID-19 Does Not Constitute Direct Physical Loss or Damage to Property

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The Supreme Court of California recently weighed in on conflicting conclusions reached by California Courts of Appeal regarding insurance coverage for COVID-19 related losses, in its May 23, 2024 decision in Another Planet...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Insurers on COVID Coverage

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Our February 2023 post “The Commercial Division Rejects Yet Another Insured’s Claim for Coverage for Covid-Related Revenues Losses” left readers wondering whether the New York Court of Appeals would uphold the First...more

Goldberg Segalla

NY Court of Appeals Rejects Claim that COVID-19 Caused Physical Loss or Damage to Property

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On January 10, 2024, the New York State Court of Appeals – the state’s highest court – heard oral argument on an insurance coverage dispute for plaintiff Consolidated Restaurant Operations’ (CRO) business interruption claim...more

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California Appellate Court Rules for Policyholders on COVID Coverage Appeal

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On July 13, 2022, the California Second District Court of Appeal issued a published decision reversing a trial court’s dismissal of a policyholder’s COVID-19 coverage claim. In Marina Pacific Hotel & Suites, LLC v. Fireman’s...more

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The Louisiana Court of Appeal Gets It Right on COVID Coverage

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This week the Louisiana Court of Appeal found coverage for coronavirus and COVID-19 claims by reading the actual insurance policy language and relying on long-established precedent governing the interpretation of insurance...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Ninth Circuit COVID Coverage Ruling Misapplies Burden Of Proof

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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

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The Eleventh Circuit hands A COVID-19 coverage win to the insurer

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Courts universally favor insureds in coverage disputes with insurance companies. After all, insurance companies are big, they hire lawyers and they write the policies that control coverage....more

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