The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has joined seven other Circuits in finding no coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims. In Terry Black’s Barbecue, L.L.C. v. State Auto..
Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co. urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to keep intact its COVID-19 coverage win, arguing that a Florida restaurant doesn't allege any physical change to its property but the temporary presence of the coronavirus and related government restrictions.
It has been a busy year and a half since the earliest COVID-19-related Business Interruption lawsuits were filed, and we are now seeing real decisions being made by the appellate courts on these claims.
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