October 14, 2022
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday threw out a dental office's lawsuit seeking business interruption coverage from Sentinel Insurance Co. for losses it suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, rejecting the dentist's argument that the virus stuck to property like a Post-It note and thereby caused damage.
October 14, 2022
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.
May 16, 2022
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.