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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
By Aleeza Furman | April 18, 2023
At issue was an order from Judge Christine Ward of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas granting a motion to coordinate a collection of COVID business interruption lawsuits filed against Erie Insurance Exchange.
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By Emily Saul | April 17, 2023
An ordained minister who was a court official sought accommodations for religious and medical reasons but his requests were ignored, the lawsuit says.
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By Riley Brennan | April 17, 2023
Joining several other state and federal decisions from around the country, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent state restrictions and shutdown orders were not excuses for tenant Fitness International to miss their rent payments to its landlord Vereit Real Estate under its commercial lease.
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By Riley Brennan | April 14, 2023
"No Oregon appellate court, state statute, or treatise has yet interpreted the phrase 'direct physical loss or damage' in the context of a commercial property insurance policy dispute involving COVID-19 allegations," the Ninth Circuit panel wrote. "Therefore, we find it prudent to allow the Oregon Supreme Court to do so in this instance."
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By Brian Lee | April 13, 2023
A Texas-based restaurant group is asking New York to lean against the majority of states and open the door for coverage of COVID business losses.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 13, 2023
The 10 matters slated to go before the justices include the consolidation of pandemic-related business interruption claims against Erie Insurance Exchange procedure and whether an employer can be held liable for overserving alcohol to a guest at a business outing.
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By Avalon Zoppo | April 11, 2023
The controversial issue of excluding unvaccinated jurors cropped up in a number of high-profile trials in the last two years as courts began reopening their doors.
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By Colleen Murphy | April 10, 2023
"Initially, we note that WH Associates' claims were not supported by certifications or deposition testimony," the opinion said. "Instead, those claims were asserted in its briefs. Claims in briefs by counsel do not constitute certified proof and are insufficient to support a summary judgment order."
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By ALM Staff | April 10, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Jason Grant | April 10, 2023
"Given the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and its threat to the health and safety of the public, the decision to remove the testing alternative in the defendants' COVID-19 policy constituted a nondelegable policy decision," the Massachusetts high court wrote.
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