Insurer Disputes Coverage For Injunctive Suit Against Franchise Arising From COVID-19

(August 5, 2020, 10:32 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An insurer on July 30 filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for an underlying declaratory and injunctive relief action seeking to order the former owner of a McDonald's franchise to provide a safe working environment in response to the novel coronavirus, arguing that the underlying lawsuit does not seek "damages" to trigger coverage under the policy (Employers Preferred Insurance Company v. Lexi Management LLC, et al., No. 2020CH05203, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.)....