JPMDL Creates Only 1 Insurer-Specific MDL For Coronavirus Coverage Suits

Mealey's (October 5, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Oct. 2 created only one insurer-specific multidistrict litigation to centralize lawsuits seeking business interruption coverage for losses arising from governmental closure orders prompted by the coronavirus pandemic and refused to create specific MDLs against four other insurers (In re: Society Insurance Company COVID-19 Business Interruption Protection Insurance Litigation, No. 2964, JPMDL)....