Hospital States Claim Under Health Care Endorsement, 1st Circuit Rules In Reversal

(January 11, 2024, 10:01 AM EST) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 10 that a hospital insured was subject to decontamination orders and, therefore, states a claim for “Disease Contamination Coverage” under its commercial property insurance policy’s Health Care Endorsement, reversing in part a federal court’s breach of contract lawsuit seeking coverage for its losses arising from the coronavirus pandemic....