As potential injury litigation over COVID-19 exposure ramps up, it will be critical to watch the creative arguments presented by each side, and how courts resolve these issues. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Courts are awash in coverage litigation concerning whether first-party property policies afford coverage for business interruption claims arising out of the pandemic. Positive diagnoses for COVID-19 in the U.S. now regularly exceed 200,000 per day, and daily fatalities attributed to the virus have at times exceeded 3,000. It seems only a matter of time before plaintiffs' attorneys start pursuing claims seeking damages on behalf of those who have experienced severe illness (or alleged wrongful death) because of the virus, in particular from business and premises owners.
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