Oral Surgeons, P.C. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Co.

  1. July 02, 2021

    8th Circ. Gives Insurer First Appellate COVID Coverage Win

    An Iowa dental clinic can't force Cincinnati Insurance Co. to pay losses due to government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday, marking a huge win for insurers in the first federal appellate decision on whether business interruption coverage applies to pandemic-related losses.

  2. April 14, 2021

    8th Circ. Skeptical Of Dental Clinic's COVID-19 Coverage Bid

    Judges on an Eighth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Wednesday of an Iowa dental clinic's bid to force Cincinnati Insurance Co. to pay its losses due to COVID-19 closure orders, in the first appellate hearing on whether business interruption coverage applies to pandemic-related losses.

  3. April 13, 2021

    A Guide To The 1st Appellate Clash Over COVID-19 Coverage

    On Wednesday, the Eighth Circuit will become the first appellate court to consider whether COVID-19 closures trigger business interruption insurance when it hears an Iowa dental clinic's appeal of an order that Cincinnati Insurance doesn't have to cover its pandemic-related losses. Here, Law360 breaks down the case in advance of the hearing.

  4. January 15, 2021

    Insurer Asks 8th Circ. To Affirm Win In Virus Coverage Bout

    Cincinnati Insurance Co. on Friday urged the Eighth Circuit to affirm that it is not responsible for covering an Iowa dental practice's lost income due to COVID-19 closure orders, arguing that a large body of case law supports the trial court's conclusion that the practice's losses did not result from a covered loss of property.