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IN RE: ERIE COVID-19 BUSINESS INTERRUPTION PROTECTION INSURANCE LITIGATION

  1. February 01, 2023

    Judge OKs Pause Of Virus Insurance MDL During Appeals

    A COVID-19 coverage dispute between Erie Insurance Co. and a group of businesses is on hold after a Pennsylvania federal judge agreed Wednesday to pause the multidistrict litigation until the state Supreme Court weighs in on a separate suit's appeal.

  2. October 14, 2022

    Pa. Judge Tosses Virus Coverage Suits Against 4 Insurers

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday dismissed dozens of consolidated cases seeking coverage for pandemic-related losses from four insurers, joining other courts around the country in finding that COVID-19 and its associated government shutdown orders did not cause "physical" change to the businesses' properties.

  3. July 08, 2022

    Cos. Cite Medical Org's Brief Blasting Insurers' 'Junk Science'

    A group of businesses suing Erie Insurance Co. over losses from COVID-19 asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to consider a recent amicus brief in a separate case from the New Hampshire Medical Society characterizing arguments that the virus can be easily removed as "junk science."

  4. May 16, 2022

    Post-It Example Challenges Businesses' Sticky Virus Claim

    Businesses seeking insurance coverage for pandemic-related losses argued Monday that the COVID-19 virus stuck to surfaces and physically altered them, but a Pennsylvania judge threatened to undercut their argument with office supplies.

  5. April 22, 2022

    Attys Say Pa. High Court Next Step In Virus Coverage Debate

    The Keystone State’s high court could have the opportunity to decide a COVID-19 coverage case in the near future, according to policyholder attorneys, with upcoming decisions on a Pennsylvania multidistrict litigation’s fate and two state intermediate appellate cases over policyholder wins.

  6. September 29, 2021

    Judge Says Holdout Won't Stop Proposed Erie Virus MDL

    A multidistrict litigation over whether Erie Insurance should cover businesses' pandemic losses can move ahead with a joint complaint from 46 of the 47 plaintiffs, after a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that a single holdout wouldn't sabotage the "unanimity" requirement he'd previously set.

  7. August 23, 2021

    Holdout Resisting Erie Virus MDL Could Sink Amended Suit

    A lone holdout threatens to scuttle a proposed consolidated complaint in a multidistrict litigation by 47 businesses seeking coverage of their pandemic losses from Erie Insurance, according to the lead counsel on the case in Pennsylvania federal court.

  8. August 09, 2021

    Erie Insurance Virus MDL Can Move Ahead

    Businesses that couldn't get Erie Insurance to cover their pandemic-related losses should file a consolidated complaint in a Pittsburgh-based multidistrict litigation — or else face the possibility of being denied leave to amend if their cases are dismissed, a Pennsylvania federal judge said.

  9. April 30, 2021

    Moskowitz, Carlson Lynch To Lead Policyholders In Erie MDL

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday appointed The Moskowitz Law Firm and Carlson Lynch LLP as co-lead counsel to represent policyholders in their multidistrict litigation against Erie Insurance Co. seeking coverage for COVID-19 business interruption losses.

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