All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 28 2024 // A Texas nonprofit health system who purchased a specialized commercial property insurance policy is not covered for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled, relying on...
Jun 17 2024 // The California Supreme Court resolved a question about insurance coverage for COVID-19 business shutdowns in the issue of a virus exclusion in a ruling that is consistent with the vast majority of courts nationwide: the...
Jun 17 2024 // Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for business interruption losses it incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.The Fourth Circuit Court of...
Jun 11 2024 // The cost of owning a home in the US has increased 26% since 2020, as expenses including taxes, insurance and utilities all soared during a period of high inflation across the economy.The average annual outlay for owning...
May 31 2024 // The California Supreme Court has resolved a question about insurance coverage for COVID-19 business shutdowns in the issue of a virus exclusion in a ruling that is consistent with the vast majority of courts nationwide:...
May 28 2024 // Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for business interruption losses it incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.The Fourth Circuit Court of...
May 28 2024 // Women make up a smaller proportion of top earners in British financial and professional services than before the COVID-19 pandemic, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) showed on...
May 21 2024 // In a ruling against an upscale restaurant chain, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has followed the recipe the state’s high court set forth in 2022 in ruling that the COVID-19 virus does not trigger business interruption...
May 16 2024 // For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act.The Colorado Court of Appeals ruling...
May 9 2024 // For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act.The Colorado Court of Appeals ruling...
Apr 18 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s orders during the COVID-19 pandemic that directed standalone bars to remain shuttered for safety while restaurants that serve alcohol got to reopen were...
Apr 5 2024 // The company that owns several District of Columbia professional sports teams and a major sports arena has settled its lawsuit against its insurance company over losses related to the shutdown caused by COVID-19.It was only...
Apr 4 2024 // The EU’s Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible between people as humans lack immunity against the virus.This comes a day after Texas...
Mar 25 2024 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place...
Mar 13 2024 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the guilty pleas and sentencing of nine members of a Bronx car theft ring for their roles in the theft of 45 vehicles during a six-month period from April to October...
Feb 16 2024 // New York state’s highest court has affirmed that there must be direct physical loss or damage, not just presence of a virus, to trigger coverage under a commercial property policy for COVID-19 business interruption...
Jan 29 2024 // When the COVID-19 virus spread across the country three years ago, dozens of state legislatures approved statutes that granted health care providers immunity from legal actions brought by people who claimed to have been...
Jan 26 2024 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Atlantic City casino is not entitled to payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, determining that the presence of the...
Jan 17 2024 // Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced a $3.5 million settlement Friday with the online food delivery service platform Grubhub.The settlement resolves a 2021 lawsuit brought by Campbell alleging Grubhub...
Jan 12 2024 // A federal appeals court has ruled that a Massachusetts hospital is entitled to coverage for losses due to COVID-19 under a health care endorsement in its policy from Continental Casualty Co.The First Circuit Court of...