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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

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The LA Fires Contingent Business Interruption Coverage Considerations

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The Los Angeles area fires that started in early January have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses throughout the region. The fires triggered ongoing evacuation orders and warnings as communities coped with dangerous...more

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Ports & Terminals: Potential Claims & Other Impacts Resulting from the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

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J.S. Held previously published articles on how to handle complex ports and terminals business interruption insurance claims, marine and cargo damages, and marine stock claims. These topics have again come to the forefront of...more

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How to Handle Complex Ports and Terminals Business Interruption Insurance Claims

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Ports and terminals serve as the primary infrastructure for movement of goods and commodities in and out of a country and therefore play a vital role in global trade. As well as facilitating trade, ports and terminals also...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Insurers Owe No Coverage for COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Losses Under Commercial Property Policies Insuring “Direct...

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Mudpie, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America, — F.4th —-, 2021 WL 4486509 (9th Cir. Oct. 1, 2021), Case No. 20-16858. In March 2020, California state and local authorities issued orders limiting...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

K.C. Hopps Holds That Juries—Not Judges—Should Decide if Coronavirus Causes Physical Loss or Damage

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The presence of virus on the premises that renders the property unsafe can cause physical loss or damage and trigger property coverage without any distinct, demonstrable physical alteration. Juries, not judges, get to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Refinery Company Can Seek Extracontractual Insurance Recovery Against Holdout Insurer

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In a landmark victory for policyholders, the Supreme Court of Wyoming found that a subsidiary of Sinclair Oil can invoke statutory bad faith damages after prevailing in a coverage dispute with its insurer, Infrassure. The...more

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

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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

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