Judge: Plausible That Salon’s ‘Direct Physical Loss’ Includes Physical Dispossession

Mealey's (March 8, 2021, 1:39 PM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Denying in part an insurer’s motion to dismiss a class action seeking coverage for losses arising from the novel coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge in California on March 4 held that it is plausible that “direct physical loss” of a beauty salon’s property “includes physical dispossession because of dangerous conditions (a virus in the air) or a civil authority order” that required the salon to close....