Law Firm In ‘Hotspot’ Sues Insurer Over Losses Arising From COVID-19, Closures

Mealey's (July 8, 2020, 9:43 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Manhattan law firm on June 29 filed a class action in a federal court in New York alleging that its “all risk” commercial property insurer breached their contract by refusing to pay claims related to the novel coronavirus, arguing that the insurance policy “exemplifies the broken promise from insurance companies across the country” (Siegel & Siegel, et al. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, No. 20-04993, S.D. N.Y.)....