January 10, 2024
The First Circuit on Wednesday partially reinstated a Massachusetts hospital's COVID-19-related claim against insurer Continental Casualty, citing a policy rider that specifically covered the costs of complying with state decontamination requirements.
September 12, 2023
An insurer urged the First Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a Massachusetts hospital's suit seeking coverage for its pandemic-related losses, arguing that the hospital failed to show that COVID-19 caused direct physical damage under the terms of its policy.
July 13, 2023
A Massachusetts hospital urged the First Circuit to reverse the dismissal of its suit against Continental Casualty Co. seeking coverage for its COVID-19-related losses, arguing it alleged in "painstaking detail" how the virus physically altered its property and how the hospital's remediation efforts went beyond "simple cleaning."