Panel: Contamination Exclusion Bars Burger Chain’s Coverage For Coronavirus Losses

Mealey's (March 13, 2023, 1:17 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 10 affirmed dismissal of In-N-Out Burgers’ breach of contract lawsuit against its commercial property insurer, finding that a policy’s contamination exclusion barred coverage for the insured’s losses arising from the coronavirus pandemic....