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Insurance,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 1, 2020

Insurer tells restaurants state is to blame for losses

Oregon Mutual Insurance is the latest insurer to maintain its business interruption policies do not cover government-ordered shutdowns because there was no physical damage to the property.

Oregon Mutual Insurance is the latest insurer to maintain its business interruption policies do not cover government-ordered shutdowns because there was no physical damage to the property.

In a bid to dismiss a class action, the insurer urged two San Francisco restaurants to place the blame on state and local governments for imposing sweeping stay-at-home orders.

"Their loss of business income was ...

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