Flood Gates: The Nothing Burger Case to Rock Insurance Companies?
Hear the tale of a seemingly “nothing burger” case that could potentially send shockwaves of litigation against insurance companies even before it gets to trial. Paul White from Wilson Elser explains the impact of a pre-trial motion that may or may not open a floodgate of new cases filed against insurance companies during COVID-19.
Sources:
- Wilson Elser article by Siobhan A. Breen and Paul S. White ‘Missouri Court Denies Insurer Motion to Dismiss, Finding Insured Plausibly Pled COVID-19 Claims within Terms of Commercial Property Policy’
- ABA Section of Litigation article by David J. Marmins and Rebecca Lunceford Kolb ‘Big Win for Business Interruption Policyholders as Courts Start Issuing COVID-19 Decisions’
- Thomson Reuters article Tackling the most important topics of law school: Rule12(b)(6)’s “Failure to state of claim
- The Hartford Insurance website ‘Types of Business Insurance’