As plaintiffs’ lawyers representing both people and businesses, we are no strangers to dealing with insurance companies and making them pay. We have seen some very interesting developments in the insurance world since the spread of COVID-19. The first thing we noticed: adjusters and defense attorneys started calling and offering…
The president recently got himself into hot water with insurance companies when he spoke about the need for insurers to make good and pay up on claims for business interruption losses in the wake of COVID-19. In a coronavirus briefing, the president went on the offensive, criticizing insurers for denying…
The web of commercial contracts between businesses is essential to our community. Under ordinary circumstances, the courts provide the mechanism to enforce contracts and provide the commercial certainty that communities need for a thriving economy. These are not ordinary times. Few commercial contracts contemplated a “global pandemic” and you probably…