Court Grants Insurance Company’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint That It Suffered Covered Loss of Income Due to COVID-19 Restrictions

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Court Case Digests
February 26, 2021
6531 Real Estate Agents and Managers
531210 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
economic damages & lost profits
damages, insurance, loss causation, coronavirus, COVID-19, business interruption, physical loss, civil authority

Equity Planning Corp. v. Westfield Ins. Co.
2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36452
US
Federal Court
Ohio
United States District Court
Barker

Summary

In this business interruption case resulting from mandatory restrictions to control COVID-19, the court grants a motion to dismiss claims of the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s arguments that it suffered physical loss or damage to its properties did not sway the court. Nor did its arguments that the civil authority provisions and virus exclusion in the policy were not applicable to deny its claims.

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Equity Planning Corp. v. Westfield Ins. Co.

In this business interruption case resulting from mandatory restrictions to control COVID-19, the court grants a motion to dismiss claims of the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s arguments that it suffered physical loss or damage to its properties did not sway the court. Nor did its arguments that the civil authority provisions and virus exclusion in the policy were not applicable to deny its claims.