Berkseth-Rojas DDS v. Aspen American Insurance Company

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Case Number:

3:20-cv-00948

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Insurance

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Sidney A Fitzwater

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  1. July 14, 2021

    Minn. Dentist, Texas Restaurants Lose Virus Coverage Suits

    A Texas federal judge dismissed two COVID-19 coverage suits Tuesday, concluding a Minnesota dentist and a Lone Star State restaurant group failed to show direct physical damage from COVID-19.

  2. January 13, 2021

    No Contamination, No Coverage For Dentist's Virus Claims

    A Texas federal judge has shot down a dentist's suit seeking coverage for losses she claims to have sustained as a result of COVID-19 shutdown orders, saying while the "physical loss" required to trigger the policy doesn't need to be structural damage, she still would need to allege the virus was actually present in the office.

  3. November 09, 2020

    Dentist Says Virus Caused Property Damage In Insurance Suit

    A Minnesota dental office said more courts across the country have rejected insurers' bids to dismiss COVID-19 business interruption suits for policies without a virus exclusion, telling a Texas federal judge that it has sufficiently pled physical damage.

  4. September 14, 2020

    Insurer Says Rejection Of COVID-19 Loss Suits Growing Daily

    Aspen American Insurance Co. has told a Texas federal court that it should follow the "daily-growing" number of courts rejecting businesses' claims seeking COVID-19 closure coverage, since its policyholder, a Minnesota dental office, failed to show physical damage from its claimed revenue loss.

  5. April 17, 2020

    6 Insurers Hit With Class Suits Over COVID-19 Coverage

    A group of attorneys from DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC, the Lanier Law Firm PC, Burns Bowen Bair LLP and Daniels & Tredennick launched class action suits against six insurance companies in federal courts on Friday over their denials of coverage for businesses shut down because of the COVID-19 outbreak.