Insureds Ask 4th Circuit To Reverse Ruling Of No Physical Loss From COVID Shutdowns

Mealey's (January 27, 2022, 3:15 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A group of Anytime Fitness franchise owners appealing from a Virginia federal district court’s dismissal of their first amended class action complaint seeking coverage for the negative impact on their business caused by government shutdown orders issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic told the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in their Jan. 10 opening brief that the district court misinterpreted both the provisions of the insurance policy and the applicable law....