No Coverage For Business Losses Sustained By COVID-19 Shutdown Orders, Judge Says

Mealey's (November 5, 2020, 1:39 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia federal judge on Nov. 2 dismissed an insured’s suit seeking coverage for business income and business interruption losses caused by governmental shutdown orders in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic because the virus did not cause any physical damage or physical loss to the insured’s property (Uncork and Create LLC v. The Cincinnati Insurance Co., et al., No. 20-401, S.D. W.Va., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 204152)....