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Insurance Blog: COVID Coverage Cases Turn On Policy Language
By Joseph K. Cole on January 28, 2021
Recent decisions out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio demonstrate the complicated and evolving legal landscape both in Ohio and nationally regarding whether COVID-19 related losses are covered under commercial insurance policies. The central question in these cases is whether COVID-19 and/or the various governmental orders related to COVID-19 constitute direct physical loss or damage to insured property....
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Insurance Blog: Texas Federal Court Analyzes What Triggers the Breach of Contract Exclusion
By Joseph K. Cole on February 5, 2019
In Mt. Hawley Ins. Co. v. Slay Engineering, et al., a federal district court in Texas concluded an insurer had a duty to defend a general contractor in a construction defect case alleging breach of contract and negligence....
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