Insured Failed To Show Coronavirus Is A Pollution Condition, Panel Says

(December 12, 2023, 10:48 AM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal on Dec. 11 affirmed a district court’s ruling that no coverage is owed to an insured for business interruption losses sustained as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic because the insured failed to show that the coronavirus qualifies as a pollution condition as required by the policy at issue....