Retailer: Denial Of Claim Arising From Pandemic Leaves It In ‘Financial Straits’

Mealey's (May 14, 2020, 10:42 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A retailer in California on May 11 filed a class complaint against its insurer in a federal court, arguing that its direct physical loss of property and lost business income following the state’s “Stay at Home” order in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic are covered under its comprehensive business insurance policy (Mudpie, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America, No. 20-03213, N.D. Calif.)....