October 04, 2021
The Ninth Circuit's three recent rulings upholding dismissals of COVID-19 coverage suits may initially seem like another big win for insurers at the federal appellate level, but some experts say there's no reason for the insurance industry to be donning party hats just yet.
October 01, 2021
Policyholders seeking coverage for business losses stemming from COVID-19 government shutdown orders were dealt another blow Friday, when the Ninth Circuit handed down a trio of rulings in insurers' favor.
August 11, 2021
A group of minor league baseball teams and two California-based companies urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to revive suits seeking coverage of pandemic-related losses, saying the complicated, diverse issues shouldn't have been resolved so easily at the motion to dismiss stage.
August 06, 2021
The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments Wednesday from policyholders and insurers in three suits over whether business-interruption coverage extends to pandemic-related losses, in what could be a preview of the many cases pending before federal appellate and trial courts.
February 26, 2021
A dental appliance manufacturer asked the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive its COVID-19 business-interruption suit against Continental Casualty Co., saying a trial judge ignored important California case law suggesting microscopic substances can cause damage or loss to property.