Federal Judge Dismisses California Hotel Owners’ Coronavirus Coverage Suit

Mealey's (November 11, 2020, 7:45 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Oct. 27 granted insurers’ motion to dismiss their hotel owner insureds’ lawsuit seeking business income and civil authority coverage for their losses caused by the novel coronavirus and subsequent governmental closure orders, noting that amendment of the complaint would be futile (West Coast Hotel Management, LLC, et al. v. Berkshire Hathaway Guard Insurance Companies, et al., No. 20-05663, C.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201161)....