Terry Black's Barbecue. v. State Automobile

  1. December 22, 2022

    Biggest Texas Cases Of 2022

    Texas courts made their mark in a series of high-profile cases in 2022, including issuing rulings that guided insurance coverage of pandemic-related losses, determining whether out-of-state natural gas projects were subject to Lone Star State payment rules, and handing a win to the governor on mask mandates.

  2. January 05, 2022

    5th Circ. Smokes Texas BBQ Joint's COVID Coverage Claims

    A Texas barbecue restaurant can't recoup its losses caused by government-imposed pandemic restrictions through its commercial property insurance, the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday, finding that the suspension of dine-in services is not a covered physical loss.

  3. November 01, 2021

    5th Circ. Mulls COVID Coverage For The 1st Time

    A Texas barbecue restaurant and a tea shop owner urged the Fifth Circuit to revive their coverage suits over losses caused by government-imposed pandemic restrictions, in two hearings Monday that marked the first time this new genre of insurance dispute has been debated before the court.

  4. October 29, 2021

    What To Know As 5th Circ. Tackles COVID-19 Coverage Fights

    A Texas barbecue restaurant and a spice and tea room will ask the Fifth Circuit to do what its sister circuits haven't done and find government-imposed restrictions meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus caused physical loss and damage triggering the businesses' property insurance. Here, Law360 breaks down the cases in advance of the hearings.

  5. August 18, 2021

    Texas BBQ Restaurants Ask 5th Circ. To Revive COVID Suit

    Terry Black's Barbecue, which offers pit-smoked meats in Austin and Dallas, has urged the Fifth Circuit to revive its COVID-19 loss suit against State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co., saying Texas law does not require policyholders to show tangible damage to get coverage in property policies.

  6. July 28, 2021

    Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Eateries' Virus Coverage Suit

    State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. has urged the Fifth Circuit to toss a COVID-19 coverage suit filed by two Texas barbecue restaurants, arguing that the eateries hadn't suffered any property damage to trigger coverage.