A Superior Court in California overruled the insurer’s demurrer to the policy holder’s complaint seeking business interruption coverage after government shutdown orders were issued because of the coronavirus pandemic. Goodwill Industries of Orange County, California v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., Cal. Superior Ct., Civil No. 30-2020-01169032-CU-IC-CXC (Minute Order Jan. 28,, 2021). The
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Spoiled Beer is a Covered Loss, But No Claim for Loss of Income
By Tred R. Eyerly on
The insured's claim for the cancellation of a beer order due to COVID-19, leading to its spoiling, was not covered for loss of business income. Harvest Moon Distributors, LLC v. Southern-Owners Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189390 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 9. 2020).
Harvest Moon purchased beer under a contract…
First Judgment Entered for Policyholders in COVID-19 Claim
By Tred R. Eyerly on
The insureds’ motion for summary judgment seeking coverage for business interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic was granted by the North Carolina Superior Court. North State Deli, LLC, et al. v. The Cincinnati Ins. Co., No. 20-CVS02569, Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Super. Ct. N.C., entered Oct. 9…