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Read guidance, analysis, and updates on the myriad issues arising from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated hourly every day, the insights published here are written by leading lawyers and law firms helping to make sense of insurance, employment, tax, securities, M&A, risk management, and every other consideration touched by this crisis. Follow the channel for a daily email brief of the latest and best updates. less -
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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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Delaware Superior Court Finds Pollution Exclusion Precludes Coverage for COVID-Related Claims

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LEAVES DOOR OPEN ON WHETHER THE PRESENCE OF COVID-19 VIRIONS IS DIRECT PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE - The Delaware Superior Court recently dismissed an amusement park operator’s bid for property damage insurance coverage for...more

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Can We Blame This On The ‘Rona?

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Being the Husband and Father of 3 medical professionals who have been on the front-lines of COVID-19, I am the last person to make a joke of the pandemic. At the same time, like many of you, I am worn-slick with the 24-7...more

MoFo Life Sciences

COVID-19 Vaccines: And Then There Were Three (Again)

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On December 11, 2020, a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech became the first to receive Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since then, two others...more

Cozen O'Connor

Southern District of New York Holds Contamination Exclusion is Ambiguous as Applied to Covid-19 Business Losses

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The Southern District of New York recently held that a contamination exclusion was ambiguous in the context of Covid-19-related business interruption losses. Accordingly, the court held that the issue was inappropriate to...more

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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Funds Wastewater Study to Stop Pandemic Spread

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As the page is turned on 2020 and some hope exists with respect to a COVID-19 vaccine, Arizona finds itself with the dubious distinction of leading the nation in COVID-19 cases per 100,000. Against this regrettable backdrop,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Unprecedented Litigation Insights, Issue 26, October 2020

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This 26th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning to now-familiar topics involving liability protection for businesses, wrongful death lawsuits (particularly those...more

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COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Issue 21 - August 2020

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This 21st edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, pairs defense victories with new claims. Lenders obtained the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming agent fees under the PPP program, and...more

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FDA Issue Guidance on Manufacturing Drugs, APIs during COVID-19

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FDA issued new guidance on June 19, 2020, advising manufacturers of drugs, biologics, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on manufacturing controls to prevent contamination of drugs with SARS-CoV-2, including...more

Morgan Lewis

Efforts to Regulate PFOS and PFOA Move Ahead in the Wake of COVID-19

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As part of the EPA’s recent efforts to advance its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan (PFAS Action Plan), the EPA announced on February 20 its preliminary determination to regulate perfluoroctanesulfonic...more

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Wastewater Flows Can Predict COVID-19 Spread

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As we reported previously, researchers at Arizona State University in Tempe have been evaluating the possible link between wastewater and the spread of the coronavirus in local communities. Similar research is also being...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

COVID-19 UK: Litigation – Keeping the show on the road: the English courts give further guidance on adjournments and extensions of...

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A recent judgment of the English High Court provides helpful guidance on the courts' approach to managing cases in response to the practical difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (Muncipio de Mariana and others v BHP...more

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Remediation of Contaminated Sites in NJ During COVID–19 Pandemic: Executive Orders and Rule Proposals

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NEW JERSEY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 122 – SITE REMEDIATION - New Jersey Governor Murphy recently signed Executive Order No. 122 (E.O. 122) directing, among other things, that all non-essential construction activity in the Garden...more

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Insights on the First COVID-19 Coverage Lawsuits

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As the number of filings of COVID-19 coverage actions continue to increase, we thought it would be useful to review these cases for our insurer readership so they can better understand the issues and themes that are emerging...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Ohio EPA information on COVID-19 and public water systems

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The Ohio EPA Division of Drinking and Groundwaters posted several recent updates to its Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response, Questions, and Guidance website to inform that it is actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Ohio...more

Lewitt Hackman

No Relief from Agency Orders During Coronavirus Crisis

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California has a State Water Resources Control Board and nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards, which among other things police the ground waters of the State to keep them free of contamination. ...more

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COVID-19 and drinking water and wastewater

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Regarding drinking water, EPA advised that the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking water supplies and that Americans should continue to use tap water for drinking and handwashing as usual. Coronavirus...more

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Disposal of Coronavirus Contaminated Medical Waste: Texas Commission in Environmental Quality Guidance

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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) has issued regulatory guidance regarding the transportation, treatment and disposal of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) medical waste....more

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US Public Water Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease is highly susceptible to standard treatment and disinfectant processes practiced by the nation’s public water systems. All current evidence suggests that these standard...more

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EPA Issues Guidance Concerning Coronavirus and Drinking Water

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The United Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued guidance (https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-drinking-water-and-wastewater#tapwater) regarding the status of public drinking water systems in light of...more

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COVID-19 Triggers EPA’s Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance for Disinfectants

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a new list of disinfectants that can be used against the virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. All of these disinfectant products qualified for a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Recipe for Action for Restaurants and Food Service Chains to Address Coronavirus Concerns

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As restaurant and hospitality consumers rethink their dining experiences, increased concerns are coming from food service providers about how to ensure food safety, reassure patrons, and address issues...more

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EPA Report: Coronavirus and Drinking Water and Wastewater

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This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance on the coronavirus and the U.S. drinking and waste water systems.  According to the EPA, “Based on current evidence, the risk to water supplies is low. ...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Possible Pandemic, Coronavirus Poised to Pose Risks to U.S. Companies

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With the coronavirus outbreak continuing in China, significant new incidences being reported in South Korea and Italy, and stories of quarantines permeating the news, in addition to the catastrophic toll on human health, we...more

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