9th Circuit Certifies Virus Exclusion Question To California Supreme Court

Mealey's (February 7, 2023, 1:43 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 6 certified to the California Supreme Court the question of whether an insurance policy’s virus exclusion is unenforceable in a coverage lawsuit brought by owners, operators and managers of two Napa Valley, Calif., restaurants in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic....