Insurance,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 10, 2020
Business interruption fight focused on state versus federal courts
Plaintiffs’ attorneys have been particularly resistant to federal court venues, and judges’ decisions vary on remand requests.
Policyholders and insurance companies continue to fight over whether business interruption coverage lawsuits involving Covid-19 economic shutdowns should be tried in state or federal court.
With a Washington D.C. court becoming the second in the nation to rule in favor of the insurance industry last week, restaurant and business owners claiming their policies were unfairly denied when governments ordered businesses to close because ...
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