By: Edward M. Koch and Felix S. Yelin On July 2, 2020, an amended California Assembly Bill 1552 (Bill 1522 or the bill), which relates to commercial business interruption coverage
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Pa. Ruling Doesn’t Support COVID-19 Biz Interruption Claims
By: Anthony L. Miscioscia and Timothy A. Carroll “These are, safe to say, uncertain times,” Siobhan Roberts, a science journalist, recently wrote for the New York Times, referencing the COVID-19
Shuttered Businesses Seek National Consolidation of COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
By: Sean P. Mahoney, Michael O. Kassak and Eric B. Hermanson On April 20, 2020, two Philadelphia restaurants filed a petition with the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (the Panel
Massachusetts Joins the Fray, Introduces Bill Forcing Insurers to Pay for COVID-19-Related Business Interruption Losses
By: Eric B. Hermanson, Anthony L. Miscioscia, and Timothy A. Carroll Before the ink could even dry on our latest alert, regarding Ohio’s proposed bill, we learned that Massachusetts legislators
Ohio Follows NJ: Legislature Introduces Bill to Force Insurers to Pay for COVID-19-Related Business Interruption Losses
By: Anthony L. Miscioscia and Timothy A. Carroll Yesterday, on March 24, 2020, following in New Jersey’s footsteps, the Ohio legislature introduced a bill, H.B. No. 589, “[t]o require insurers
“Direct Physical Loss or Damage”: The Gatekeeper to Property Insurance Coverage and COVID-19
By: Edward M. Koch and Elizabeth C. Dolce Commentary on insurance coverage for businesses in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) has largely, and unsurprisingly, focused on business interruption losses, civil