Federal Judge Tosses Dentist's Coverage Suit Over Losses Arising From Coronavirus

Mealey's (September 8, 2020, 12:42 PM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on Sept. 2 granted a commercial insurer's motion to dismiss a dentist insured's breach of contract and declaratory judgment lawsuit arising from the novel coronavirus and subsequent governmental closure orders, finding that the policy expressly bars coverage from damages that are caused by a virus (Mauricio Martinez v. Allied Insurance Company of America, No. 20-00401, M.D. Fla.)....