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Insurance Insights for the Cold, Dark Winter Nights

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Welcome to the latest issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, fires alter the landscape of California insurance, an expert’s...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Winter 2021

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our winter edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2020. In this edition, we find a common theme among COVID-19 class actions, the Tampa 2 defends...more

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Recent Court Decisions Reflect Possibility of Coverage for Losses Suffered by Colleges and Universities Due to COVID-19

Like many businesses, colleges and universities across the country have had to dramatically alter their operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Most students completed the spring 2020 semester through online...more

Cozen O'Connor

JPML Will Not Allow Centralization of MDL Covid-19 Lawsuits

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On April 20, 2020, two policyholders involved in Covid-19 class action suits filed the first motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) asking for the transfer and coordination or consolidation of two...more

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Survey Results Confirm Foley & Lardner LLP’s Prediction Regarding Uptick in Class Action Lawsuits

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The results of the ninth annual Carlton Fields Class Action Survey confirms Foley & Lardner LLP’s recent forecast that businesses should be prepared for a sharp uptick in class action lawsuits. Even pre-pandemic, there was an...more

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Colleges and Universities: Litigation Challenges and Risk Mitigation in the Face of COVID-19

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In navigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, higher education institutions should be aware of a recent wave of refund class actions, antitrust considerations in communication with other institutions, claims for business...more

Lowndes

Business Interruption Insurance: Will Insurers Be on the Hook for Business Losses Stemming from COVID-19?

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This week, a Miami Beach beauty salon owner initiated a class action lawsuit against its insurer for failing to pay for losses and expenses caused by the suspension of its business due to the COVID-19 outbreak....more

Carlton Fields

WEBINAR: COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Class Actions

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Over the last month, there have been numerous lawsuits across the country by policyholders seeking insurance coverage for losses they claim are resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last two weeks, the new trend has...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal and Regulatory Developments - Business Interruption Insurance for COVID-19 Related Losses (Update)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant economic consequences in the US, a key issue for insurers and businesses throughout the country will be whether all or a portion of losses may be covered by insurance....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Wisconsin and Minnesota Businesses Seek Coverage for COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses in State and Federal Class Actions

Over the last week, pandemic-related insurance lawsuits have continued to be filed nationwide. Several new notable class action filings were recently submitted in Wisconsin state and federal courts that seek business...more

Cole Schotz

Federal Class Action Suits Filed Against Six Insurance Companies Over Business Income Coverage

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On Friday, April 17, 2020, six federal class action complaints were filed against six insurance companies in six different states seeking coverage under Business Income coverage parts of insurance policies to obtain relief...more

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Class Certification Issues in Coronavirus-Related Commercial Property Insurance Litigation

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The coronavirus pandemic raises the specter of potential class action exposure for commercial property insurers. The combination of staggering losses to America’s small businesses and the perceived deep pockets of insurers...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Maximizing D&O Insurance for Coronavirus Shareholder Claims

Now is the time for policyholders to review their D&O policies. The global adverse economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting stock market instability likely will lead to an uptick in securities class action...more

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Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: What Claims In-House Counsel Should Expect in the Near Future

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As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more

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