The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas is set to handle the initial round of litigation over whether insurance carriers must provide coverage to companies that suffered an interruption of their business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday morning, Allegheny County Administrative Judge Christine Ward agreed to consolidate into the Pittsburgh-based court several lawsuits that have been filed across the state against Erie Insurance Exchange over its business interruption coverage. The four-page order said the cases will be consolidated for all pretrial and trial matters, as well as a final resolution.

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