Litigation & Arbitration,
Insurance
May 1, 2023
Fireman’s Fund wins state’s 1st jury trial on COVID business loss
The decision against a Venice Beach hotel that sued in 2020 is now one of four in the country where a jury has affirmed that the virus could not have caused physical loss or damage covered by an insurance policy.
A Los Angeles County jury ruled in favor of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. in what its attorneys said is California’s first COVID-19 business interruption case to go to trial and produce a verdict.
Most similar lawsuits across the nation have been dismissed, based on insurance companies pointing to policy language that excludes coverage for viruses, or arguing that a virus in the air does not cause physical damage, and that business losses f...
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