HIRSCHFIELD-LOUIK v. THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:20-cv-00816

Court:

Pennsylvania Western

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Mark R. Hornak

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  1. October 14, 2022

    Pa. Judge Tosses Virus Coverage Suits Against 4 Insurers

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday dismissed dozens of consolidated cases seeking coverage for pandemic-related losses from four insurers, joining other courts around the country in finding that COVID-19 and its associated government shutdown orders did not cause "physical" change to the businesses' properties.

  2. May 16, 2022

    Post-It Example Challenges Businesses' Sticky Virus Claim

    Businesses seeking insurance coverage for pandemic-related losses argued Monday that the COVID-19 virus stuck to surfaces and physically altered them, but a Pennsylvania judge threatened to undercut their argument with office supplies.

  3. January 28, 2022

    Pa. Businesses Fight Cincinnati's Bid To Sink Virus Suit

    A group of Pennsylvania businesses pushed back against the Cincinnati Insurance Co.'s effort to dismiss their putative class action seeking coverage for COVID-19-related losses, arguing that a structural alteration is not necessary to have a covered "physical loss."

  4. October 08, 2021

    Pa. Businesses Join Up To Bring Virus Coverage Suit

    A group of Pennsylvania businesses joined together to bring a putative class action against Cincinnati Insurance Co. for coverage of their pandemic-related losses, saying the presence of the coronavirus at their properties resulted in physical damage required for coverage.