January 02, 2023
Franchisee-driven data privacy litigation against hotels, a push for a U.S. Supreme Court review of a lawsuit over public accommodations' accessibility for the disabled and a closer eye on COVID-19 science in suits involving pandemic-related insurance coverage are some of the cases that will dominate the hospitality landscape in 2023.
September 08, 2022
Two Seattle restaurants voluntarily moved to dismiss their Ninth Circuit appeals against Oregon Mutual Insurance, permanently ending their bids for COVID-19 pandemic business interruption coverage just two weeks after a state high court ruled against a policyholder in a similar dispute.
June 14, 2022
The Ninth Circuit paused COVID-19 coverage appeals from two Seattle-area restaurants while the Washington Supreme Court considers whether a pediatric dental practice is covered for losses the business says were caused by government-imposed restrictions during the pandemic.
February 08, 2022
Two Seattle-area restaurants told the Ninth Circuit to apply Washington state law to their COVID-19 coverage suits against Oregon Mutual Insurance Co., arguing that a district court would have sided in their favor if it had done so.