Kennedys partners Jared Greisman, Aaron Konstam, Louis Kozloff and Colin Willmott will be presenting a webinar on understanding business income claims on May 1, 2025. The webinar will survey key contours of business income...more
In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an insured’s failure to allege “direct physical loss or damage” to property was fatal to its COVID-19-related business interruption claim. Although...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
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, so does the deluge of litigation stemming from property insurers’ denials of COVID-19 business interruption claims. Much of the debate between carriers and policyholders concerns whether...more
On April 27, 2020, five Missouri retailers filed a putative class action suit against their insurance provider, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, for breach of contract relating to the insurer’s denial of coverage under the...more
Policyholders whose businesses have been interrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have made claims under their property insurance policies for loss of business income, but they are almost universally denied. As the...more
Many property insurance policies that provide coverage for business interruption losses also include “extra expense” coverage for reasonable and necessary extra costs to temporarily continue as nearly as possible normal...more
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