Judge Deals Blow to Plaintiffs as Losses Mount in COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance MDL | The Legal Intelligencer (2024)

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  • A federal judge in Pennsylvania entered an order in which he dismissed a significant portion of claims in a multidistrict litigation.
  • The COVID-19 business interruption litigation blood bath continues as multiple federal courts rejected claims advanced by policyholders.
  • The federal district judge turned to precedent from asbestos-related insurance litigation to interpret Pennsylvania law.

Bad news for plaintiffs lawyers.

A federal judge in Pennsylvania entered an order in which he dismissed a significant portion of claims in a multidistrict litigation filed by 32 small businesses from across the country, who are seeking insurance coverage for losses they sustained during the pandemic.

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