Melcorp, Inc. v. West American Insurance Compa

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Case Number:

21-2448

Court:

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

4110 Insurance

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  1. June 09, 2022

    7th Circ. Won't Revive Ill. Mall Eatery's COVID Coverage Suit

    A franchised cheesesteak restaurant at an Illinois shopping mall whose business was closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic is not entitled to coverage for losses, the Seventh Circuit said Wednesday, adopting its same viewpoint from last year when it refused to revive a dentist and hotel operator's pandemic coverage suits.

  2. January 14, 2022

    Attys Say State High Courts Should Weigh COVID Issues

    COVID-19 coverage issues should continue to be sent to the highest courts in each state instead of being decided piecemeal by federal courts, policyholder attorneys told Law360 on the same day that the Seventh Circuit heard four more cases over denied insurance coverage for losses during the pandemic.