September 02, 2022
A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday refused to revive a major Outback Steakhouse franchisee's claims against Affiliated FM Insurance Co. seeking compensation for pandemic-related losses but said the lower court shouldn't have dismissed with prejudice "unripe" claims for court declarations regarding coverage not yet denied.
July 12, 2021
The owner of 100 Outback Steakhouse restaurants said a California federal court wrongly tossed its pandemic loss suit, telling the Ninth Circuit on Monday that Affiliated FM Insurance Co. must provide coverage because its employees contracted the virus and their droplets damaged the properties.