Judge:  Dentist Fails To State Claim Against Insurer In COVID-19 Coverage Suit

Mealey's (February 23, 2021, 8:55 AM EST) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois on Feb. 18 granted in part a commercial insurer’s motion to dismiss a dentist insured’s lawsuit seeking coverage for its lost income arising from the novel coronavirus pandemic, finding that the insured fails to state a claim, but allowed the insured to amend his complaint and conduct discovery into his alter-ego theory....