(Article from Insurance Law Alert, February 2021)
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The first trial involving coverage claims for business loss in the wake of COVID-19-related shutdowns concluded with a judgment in the insurers’ favor. Cajun Conti LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, No. 2020-02558 (La. Civ. Dist. Ct. Orleans Parish Feb. 10, 2021).
The restaurant filed suit in March 2020 seeking coverage for business loss incurred after state and local orders restricted travel and dine-in eating in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. A bench trial began in December 2020, and the court issued a notice of judgment this month, without a written opinion.