9th Circuit: Coverage Claims In Coronavirus Suit Foreclosed By Inns By The Sea

Mealey's (May 2, 2022, 3:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 20 affirmed a lower federal court’s dismissal of insureds’ breach of contract lawsuit seeking coverage for their economic losses resulting from the closures of their retail store and 23 “gentlemen’s” clubs in response to the coronavirus pandemic, finding that Inns by the Sea v. California Mut. Ins. Co. forecloses the insureds’ coverage claims....