The Fifth Circuit rejected a New Orleans jeweler's request for a full rehearing on its COVID-19 pandemic business interruption suit against Axis Surplus Insurance Co. on Tuesday, leaving in place the court's affirmation of the jeweler's loss in a lower court.
A Maryland Comfort Inn hotel operator can't get coverage from Cincinnati Insurance Co. for a collapsed underground storm drain pipe, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding that the loss falls under multiple policy exclusions.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Miami Beach restaurant's COVID-19 business interruption suit against Lloyd's underwriters Tuesday, finding the eatery's owner failed to show physical damage to its property that is required to trigger coverage.
A California federal judge ruled a Berkshire Hathaway unit isn't responsible for covering a state court judgment related to unauthorized demolitions at a historic San Francisco building, finding the damages won in the underlying suit are excluded under its policy.
ViacomCBS told a California federal court that its insurer is bound by both its policy and state law to cover expenses from fighting the spread of COVID-19 at its productions, arguing its policy required it to take reasonable measures to reduce risk.