Panel: No Triable Issue That COVID-19 In Hotel Caused Insured’s Alleged Lost Income

Mealey's (March 1, 2023, 8:46 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California appeals court panel affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a commercial insurer in a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit brought by the owner and operator of a 126-room Holiday Inn Express franchise in San Diego, finding that “there is no evidence creating a triable issue that COVID-19 in the hotel caused the claimed lost income.”...