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PA Supreme Court Denies “King’s Bench” Petition to Consolidate All COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases Pending in State Court

PA Supreme Court Denies “King’s Bench” Petition to Consolidate All COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases Pending in State Court

Posted on Author thecicrPosted in Insurance

By: Sean P. Mahoney and Ciaran B. Way On May 14, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied a Pittsburgh-based restaurant’s Emergency Application asking it to exercise its statutory and “King’s Bench” powers and assume plenary jurisdiction over the restaurant’s pending COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit filed against Erie Insurance Exchange and all similar COVID-19 business interruption…

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First Coronavirus Coverage Suit Filed For Business Interruption

First Coronavirus Coverage Suit Filed For Business Interruption

Posted on Author thecicrPosted in Insurance

By: Edward M. Koch, Randy J. Maniloff and Marc Penchansky It wasn’t a question of if, but when. And the wait wasn’t long. Yesterday’s suit was filed in a Louisiana state court by a restaurant seeking a declaration of coverage for coronavirus-caused losses under a business interruption policy. [Cajun Conti, LLC, et al. v. Certain Underwriters…

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