Does the business harm caused by COVID-19 qualify as "direct physical loss" for insurance purposes? In Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Company, Index No. 655755/2021...

A Kansas liberal arts college dropped a proposed class action against a national insurer, which alleged that the carrier did not cover financial losses related to COVID-19.

As the economic and financial crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop and unfold across the US, it is inevitable that US insurers ...

Many policyholders believe that the insurance available on the market covering a particular type of risk is much of a muchness.

Insurers faced with pending and likely COVID-19 lawsuits in Pennsylvania recently received a favorable ruling from the Commonwealth's highest court.

On Monday, the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance ("DUA") announced that the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") would become available for gig economy workers.

The first appellate court to consider a COVID-19 business interruption claim has ruled in favor of the insurer holding that coverage for business losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

Out-of-network providers appear to be inflating the price of COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests, according to a recent America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) survey.

n February 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor, along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued answers to new frequently asked questions...

In a significant victory for policyholders, on 15 September 2020, the English High Court delivered judgment in the UK Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case.

On July 1, 2020, a Michigan state court dismissed a coronavirus-related business interruption lawsuit filed by policyholder restaurants on the pleadings...

Are your employees struggling with unexpected medical, work-from-home, childcare or other expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roughly three thousand years ago, King Solomon was asked for a maxim that was true in both good and bad times. He offered, "This, too, shall pass away." Most businesses will readily admit that, ...

Since the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses that took an economic hit due to the shelter-in-place orders have sued their insurance providers for denying coverage of their claims.

On July 1, 2020, Michigan Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk issued what it appears to be to be the first U.S. court decision in an insured's first party property lawsuit...

In a win for Wiley's client, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Louisiana law, affirmed the grant of an insurer's motion...

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP attorneys Clark Schirle and Jon Barger obtained a victory for their client in the case of Melcorp, Inc. v. West American Ins. Co., No. 21-2448...

As companies continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on their businesses and the consequential loss of income...

Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Colectivo Coffee Roasters, Inc. v. Society Insurance, a Covid-related insurance coverage case. Ruling for the insurer...

On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a key issue in FCA cases: What does it mean for a defendant to act "knowingly" as required for FCA liability? U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc.