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  1. June 17, 2022

    7th Circ. Finds Mattress Co. Can't Overcome Virus Exclusion

    A Seventh Circuit panel affirmed the dismissal of an Illinois mattress company's COVID-19 coverage appeal, finding that the "broad and unambiguous" virus exclusion in its policy with Motorists Commercial Mutual Insurance Co. prevented coverage.

  2. November 10, 2021

    7th Circ. Mulls Virus Exclusion For Ill. Mattress Co.'s Losses

    A Seventh Circuit panel didn't seem convinced during a Wednesday hearing that an Illinois mattress company could get around its insurance policy's virus exclusion and get coverage for its pandemic-related losses, suggesting that the coronavirus was the catalyst for the government closure orders.

  3. August 03, 2021

    Insurance Groups Urge 7th Circ. To Toss Virus Coverage Suit

    Two insurance trade groups asked the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to throw out a mattress company's pandemic coverage appeal, saying that enforcing a virus exclusion in the company's policy is key to protecting the insurance market.

  4. June 24, 2021

    Mattress Chain Asks 7th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit

    An Illinois mattress company has asked the Seventh Circuit to revive its COVID-19 business interruption suit seeking coverage for its 52 stores, saying the lower court wrongly concluded that a virus exclusion bars losses caused by government closure orders.

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