Middle District Judge Mariani adopted and supplemented Magistrate Judge Carlson’s Report and Recommendation in this Covid-19 business interruption loss matter. The R&R concluded that no…
Category: Covid-19
EXPERT CANNOT TESTIFY ON ULTIMATE LEGAL ISSUES OF REASONABLENESS OR BAD FAITH (Philadelphia Federal)
This COVID-19 coverage case, involving an All-Risk business policy, had been allowed to proceed under a reasonable expectations theory. The insured obtained an expert report…
This case involves a putative class action for Covid-19 business interruption loss coverage. Plaintiff sued for breach of contract after coverage was denied, and later…
This Philadelphia Federal Court decision addressed breach of contract and bad faith claims under New Jersey law. The parties had agreed that this property damage…
This is another Covid-19 business loss coverage case, where the court found no coverage due. After finding no coverage due, the bad faith claim was…
This post summarizes two bad faith opinions issued by New Jersey District Judge Hillman in September. CASE 1 – FIRST PARTY PROPERTY BAD FAITH CLAIM…
The following summaries of two recent Covid-19 coverage cases only address the bad faith issues in those cases. We quote the courts’ clear statement of…
Today’s post addresses two recent cases where New Jersey federal judges held Covid-19 business loss claims barred by insurance policy virus exclusions. Case 1 (Judge…
New Jersey Federal Judge Wolfson denied plaintiff coverage in this Covid-19 business loss case. Judge Wolfson found the policy’s virus exclusion unambiguously applied, denied the…
The court found no coverage due for the insured’s business interruption losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. For those interested in the court’s reasoning on…