Courts across the country have been considering whether insurance companies have a duty to provide coverage to policyholders for losses stemming from the global pandemic. (Photo: Valery Evlakhov/Shutterstock)

The courts have sided with insurers again as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit became the latest federal appellate court to reject a plaintiff's claims seeking coverage for business interruptions caused by government shutdown orders related to COVID-19.

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Allison Dunn

Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.