Louisiana High Court Grants Insurer’s Request To Review Coronavirus Coverage Ruling

Mealey's (November 30, 2022, 11:07 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court granted an insurer’s petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of a state appellate court majority’s finding that an insurance policy is ambiguous and capable of more than one reasonable interpretation as to coverage for a French Quarter restaurant insured’s lost business income arising from the coronavirus pandemic, challenging the majority’s reversal of a lower court’s judgment against the insured and its holding that coverage exists for the insured’s loss or damage caused by “direct physical loss of or damage to” its premises as a result of COVID-19 contamination....