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Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith

September 25, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

COVID-19: Class Action Suits Grow as Businesses Return to 'New Normal'

  In late May, most states that had imposed stay-at-home orders or shelter-in-place mandates to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 began to lift…

By Michele Epstein

3 minute read

September 24, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Another COVID-19 Win for Policyholders

In his second of the same type of ruling Justice Bough denied Owners Insurance Co.'s motion to dismiss a suit brought by a dental practice group that sought coverage for income lost due to mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

September 23, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

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By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

September 21, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

QBE to Appeal UK Test Case; Braces for AU Test Case Ruling

The judgment would expose QBE to around $170 million in additional claims.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

September 18, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Ohio Governor Signs COVID-19 Legislation Into Law

The legislation is similar to laws enacted in Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, and Tennessee.

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read

September 18, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Ninth Circuit Narrowly Construes IP Exclusion, Reaffirming Rules of Insurance Policy Construction

The case discusses principles that ensure that insureds get from their insurance policy the coverage that they reasonably expected they had purchased.

By Scott P. DeVries & Michael L. Huggins, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

5 minute read

September 16, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

COVID-19 Barbershop Dispute Results in Another Insurer Win

While it is still too early to call it a trend, insurers currently seem to hold the upper hand in these cases.

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

September 16, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

New Jersey Law on COVID-19 Comp for Essential Workers

This week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into new law which provides essential workers who acquire COVID-19 with workers' compensation…

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read

September 16, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

UK COVID Test Case Decided

The trial was heard through Skype, with members of the public allowed to watch the proceedings through livestream.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

September 15, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Major Insurer Stops Selling Pandemic Coverage

Reports have indicated that a major portion of insurer losses in 2020 have been caused by event cancellation during the pandemic.

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read