Insurers ‘Intentionally Chose Not To Use Force Majeure Clauses,’ Restaurants Say

Mealey's (May 4, 2020, 1:26 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Two restaurant owners sued their insurers April 28 for breach of contract, bad faith, unfair business practices and declaratory relief in California court, alleging that the insurers’ denial of their business interruption claims after less than 48 hours “underscores the extent to which this denial was part of a premeditated strategy to deny all claims related to the ‘shelter in place’ orders and COVID-19” and that the insurers “intentionally chose not to use force majeure clauses in their insurance policies” (New Restaurant Group LP, et al. v. Farmers Group Inc., et al., No. N/A, Calif. Super., San Francisco Co.)....