Judge Grants Insurer’s Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings In Coronavirus Suit

Mealey's (March 22, 2021, 1:15 PM EDT) -- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on March 18 granted an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a hospital insured’s class action lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief as to coverage for its losses caused by the coronavirus and the subsequent governmental orders, finding that the insured failed to establish an initial right to coverage and the policy’s virus exclusion further bars recovery....