- September 30, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Although insurers largely have continued to have success in federal court defeating COVID-19 business interruption lawsuits, one judge – Judge Stephen Bough of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri – continues to be pro-policyholder. As we previously reported, last year he refused to dismiss several suits brought by policyholders seeking business interruption coverage for COVID-19 related losses.
Last week, in K.C. Hopps Ltd. v. The Cincinnati Ins. Co. Inc., No. 20-cv-00437-SRB (W.D. Mo. Sept. 21, 2021), Judge Bough gave policyholders seeking COVID-19 related business interruption coverage a significant victory by denying the majority of the insurance carrier’s motion for summary judgment and sending the case to trial.
In rejecting the insurer’s motion, the Court ruled that the policyholder…
