October 21, 2022
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a Seattle dentist's claims for COVID-19 losses, citing a precedential Washington Supreme Court decision requiring direct physical damage to a property to trigger insurance coverage.
April 26, 2021
A Washington federal judge refused to send questions to the state Supreme Court on issues surrounding physical loss and a virus exclusion in coverage fights involving a group of dentist and orthodontic offices and insurers over losses from the coronavirus pandemic and government shutdown orders.
February 19, 2021
A slew of dentist and orthodontic offices battling insurers over COVID-19 coverage told a Washington federal judge Thursday they wanted the state's Supreme Court to chime in on common state law questions underlying their disputes, arguing that kicking the questions to the court would save time and resources.