U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case
The US Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such claims in the federal court system.
The court declined a petition by Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma to review a decision by a panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that found there was no direct physical loss or damage to Goodwill’s property. All 11 of the regional Circuit Courts of Appeal have issued similar opinions, as have state high courts in Iowa, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.
Goodwill’s lawsuit against Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. was one of 94 cases that the Supreme Court decided not to consider on Monday.
