No Coverage For Automotive Dealerships’ COVID-19 Losses, Illinois Judge Rules

(August 26, 2021, 1:27 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois judge on Aug. 23 granted an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by automotive dealerships after finding that their alleged business losses due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdown orders are not covered, noting that unlike asbestos, “COVID-19 dissipates on its own without intervention.”...