3rd Circuit Majority Vacates Removal Orders In Restaurants’ COVID-19 Coverage Suits

Mealey's (August 19, 2021, 1:25 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority on Aug. 18 held that lower federal courts erred in weighing factors that are relevant to the exercise of discretion pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act (DJA), vacating the lower courts’ orders denying insurers’ motions to remove restaurant insureds’ coverage lawsuits arising from the coronavirus and remanding for renewed consideration of all relevant factors....