Circle Block Partners, LLC, et al v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Comp

  1. August 17, 2022

    7th Circ. Upholds Ind. Hotel Owner's Virus Coverage Loss

    The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Indiana district court's dismissal of a hotel operator's COVID-19 pandemic business interruption suit against Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., agreeing that the operator did not show the "direct physical loss or damage" required to trigger coverage.

  2. January 14, 2022

    Attys Say State High Courts Should Weigh COVID Issues

    COVID-19 coverage issues should continue to be sent to the highest courts in each state instead of being decided piecemeal by federal courts, policyholder attorneys told Law360 on the same day that the Seventh Circuit heard four more cases over denied insurance coverage for losses during the pandemic.

  3. October 01, 2021

    Policyholder Group Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Virus Suit

    A policyholder advocacy group urged the Seventh Circuit to revive an Indianapolis hotel owner's pandemic coverage suit, saying the operator's "all-risk" policy was meant to include virus coverage in the absence of a specific virus exclusion.

  4. September 21, 2021

    Hotelier Asks 7th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Suit

    An Indianapolis hotel owner asked the Seventh Circuit to revive its COVID-19 coverage lawsuit against Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., arguing that the presence of the virus and the lack of a virus exclusion made its case different from the many pandemic cases decided against policyholders.