No Coverage Due For Business Interruption, Contamination Losses, Judge Says

Mealey's (November 24, 2021, 8:18 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — An all-risk commercial liability insurer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith in denying a claim for business interruption losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic because the insureds did not sustain a direct physical loss to their properties and because the policy’s contamination clause clearly precludes coverage, a Louisiana federal judge said Nov. 19 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss....