4th Circuit Tosses Appeal In COVID-19 Coverage Suit After Parties Agree To Dismiss

(November 6, 2023, 2:18 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — One day after an insured and its insurer filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the insured’s appeal of a Maryland federal court’s denial of its motion for leave to file a second amended complaint to address the standard for physical loss that was provided by the Maryland Supreme Court in answer to a certified question in a COVID-19 coverage dispute....