Outback Steakhouse's Franchisee Sues Insurer For Losses Arising Out Of Coronavirus

(October 2, 2020, 12:59 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The franchisee of Outback Steakhouse restaurants in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and California and its parent and affiliated companies on Sept. 29 sued an insurer in a California federal court, alleging that an all-risk insurance policy unambiguously provides coverage for its "direct and/or imminent physical loss" and property damage related to the novel coronavirus (Out West Restaurant Group Inc., et al. v.  Affiliated FM Insurance Company, No. 20-06786, N.D. Calif.)....