Adler & Sons v. Axis Surplus Ins Co

  1. October 18, 2022

    5th Circ. Won't Revive La. Jeweler's Virus Coverage Suit

    The Fifth Circuit rejected a New Orleans jeweler's request for a full rehearing on its COVID-19 pandemic business interruption suit against Axis Surplus Insurance Co. on Tuesday, leaving in place the court's affirmation of the jeweler's loss in a lower court.

  2. October 05, 2022

    Jeweler Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit

    A New Orleans jeweler asked the Fifth Circuit to consider reviving its COVID-19 pandemic business interruption suit against Axis Surplus Insurance Co., arguing that the court was wrong to ignore a landmark Louisiana appellate court decision in favor of its own precedent.

  3. September 21, 2022

    5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Jeweler's Virus Coverage Suit

    The Fifth Circuit declined to revive a New Orleans jeweler's COVID-19 pandemic business interruption suit against Axis Surplus Insurance Co., finding that a previous decision by the court doomed the jeweler's arguments in favor of coverage.

  4. July 07, 2022

    5th Circ. Virus Coverage Oral Args Get Tense Over Erie Guess

    A Fifth Circuit panel had a fervid debate Thursday with counsel for a New Orleans-based jeweler over how many pro-policyholder rulings by Louisiana appeals courts would be sufficient to override the federal appellate court's existing precedent that property insurance doesn't cover businesses' pandemic-related losses.

  5. June 29, 2022

    5th Circ. Waits On Bid To Certify Broker Question In Virus Suit

    The Fifth Circuit will continue with oral arguments next week in a Louisiana jewelry store's COVID-19 coverage appeal, saying Tuesday that it will wait to decide on the jewelry store's bid to send a question about its broker's obligations to the state's top court.

  6. February 08, 2022

    Broker Fights Jeweler's 5th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal

    An insurance broker told the Fifth Circuit that it didn't have any obligation to a Louisiana jewelry store to help it procure a policy with broader virus coverages than the one that the business ultimately bought from its insurer, urging the court not to revive the jeweler's pandemic coverage suit.

  7. December 09, 2021

    New Orleans Jeweler Turns To 5th Circ. In Virus Coverage Row

    The New Orleans-based jeweler Coleman E. Adler & Sons asked the Fifth Circuit to revive its pandemic coverage suit, saying the coronavirus physically damaged its stores, entitling it to coverage under its policy with Axis Surplus Insurance Co.