Insurer Seeks Dismissal Of 'Mom And Pop' Restaurant's Coronavirus Coverage Suit

Mealey's (September 8, 2020, 4:39 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — An all-risk commercial insurer on Sept. 2 moved to dismiss a self-proclaimed "mom and pop" South Carolina restaurant owner's class action for denying its claim for coverage for its business closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that the insured has failed to allege "direct physical loss of or damage" to the property and that the policy's virus exclusion bars coverage (Richard Kahn, et al. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, No. 20-00781, M.D. Pa.)....