Insured Sues All-Risk Insurer, Los Angeles Mayor In Coronavirus Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (April 23, 2020, 4:48 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — An insured that owns, operates and/or manages a small commercial business center in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., filed suit in a California court on April 9, seeking a declaration that a March 15 order by the mayor of Los Angeles constitutes a prohibition of access to its premises and that any current and future civil authority closures of commercial buildings in the state due to physical loss or damage from the coronavirus are covered under its all-risk insurance policy’s civil authority coverage section (837 Foothill Blvd., LLC v. The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al., No. 20STCV13929, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....