The coronavirus pandemic has spawned an unprecedented nationwide explosion of insurance coverage litigation. Nothing calls to mind an event triggering over 2,000 and counting similar.
In what is believed to be the first state appellate ruling on the issue, a California intermediate appeals court has ruled there is no COVID-19 business interruption coverage in litigation filed by a group of motels.
Ninth Circuit issued opinions in two cases involving the question of whether insurance provides coverage for business interruption losses associated with COVID-19 related government orders. Mudpie, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. Ins. Co. of Am. and Selane Prod. v. Cont’l Cas. CO