Federal Judge Dismisses Ohio Restaurant Owner’s Coverage Suit Arising From COVID-19

Mealey's (February 19, 2021, 1:47 PM EST) -- AKRON, Ohio — Granting an insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, a federal judge in Ohio on Feb. 17 held that although a restaurant owner insured plausibly alleged that governmental shutdown orders and the possible or actual presence of the novel coronavirus interfered with its intended use of its restaurant properties, the properties were not materially or perceptibly destroyed, harmed or ruined and remain in the insured’s possession....