Judge Grants Insured’s Motion To Remand COVID-19 Coverage Suit To Louisiana Court

Mealey's (June 1, 2021, 12:22 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on May 26 granted a strip mall and hotel owner insured’s second motion to remand its lawsuit seeking business interruption and extra expense coverage for its alleged losses arising from the government stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, finding that “it is imperative that the Court defer to the Louisiana judiciary in interpreting the emerging questions of Louisiana state law implicated by this case.”...