Michigan intermediate appellate court affirms dismissal of Gavrilides on three groundsFebruary 3, 2022
The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal …
Indiana Court of Appeals affirms summary judgment for Cincinnati in Indiana Repertory Theatre caseJanuary 4, 2022
In Indiana Repertory Theatre Inc. v Cincinnati …
Ohio’s 5th Appellate District agrees with the 6th Circuit’s Erie guessDecember 7, 2021
In Sanzo Enterprises LLC v. Erie Insurance Exchange, …
Second intermediate state court decision released today: Ohio’s 8th affirms dismissal of The Nail NookDecember 2, 2021
The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate …
CCLT in the Wall Street Journal and Inns by the SeaNovember 16, 2021
It’s been a good 24 hours for the Covid Coverage …
California Mutual wins in first state court appellate decisionNovember 16, 2021
California’s 4th District Court of Appeal …
The Key Jury Instructions in K.C. HoppsOctober 29, 2021
Thanks to Lex Machina, I was able to get quick access …
- K.C. Hopps Jury Finds for Cincinnati
October 29, 2021
The first jury to decide a Covid Coverage case found …
Dan Schwarcz on How To Get Unsettled Coverage Questions Into the State Courts — Where They BelongOctober 12, 2021
Insurers and policyholders have different perspectives …
From Crying Wolf to Crocodile Tears: The Devolution of Insurer Pleas of Potential PovertyOctober 8, 2021
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers were …
A hot bench in the Legal Seafoods First Circuit argument todayOctober 4, 2021
The First Circuit panel was ready for action today in …
9th Circuit affirms all three cases heard in August, predicting the California Supreme Court would reject loss of useOctober 1, 2021
The 9th Circuit today affirmed the three decisions …
6th Circuit summarily reverses Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, continuing to move ahead of the Ohio Supreme CourtSeptember 30, 2021
Following on the heels of the recent decision in …
- Another leading insurance law professor criticizes the federal courts’ rush to judgment
September 30, 2021
Daniel Schwarcz has just posted on SSRN his …
6th Circuit Affirms Dismissal, holding a government shutdown order does not cause physical lossSeptember 23, 2021
In Santo’s Italian Café v. Acuity Ins. Co., issued on …
K.C. Hopps v. Cincinnati to go to trial October 25; ruling reveals limits of CCLT websiteSeptember 23, 2021
On September 21, 2021 U.S. District Court Judge …
Should New Castle v. Zurich be Categorized as a Policyholder Win?September 9, 2021
New Castle Hotels v. Zurich American Ins. Co., …
11th Circuit Affirms DismissalAugust 31, 2021
Today, in the case of Gilreath Family & Cosmetic …
- 9th Circuit Oral Arguments — Great Advocacy!
August 11, 2021
Just finished listening to the oral arguments in the …
- Knutsen & Stempel on the Federal Court Rush to Judgment
July 25, 2021
When the COVID-19 virus and attendant restrictions …
State courts not jumping on the federal bandwagonJuly 21, 2021
Although appeals meant to provide authoritative …
First Appeal Decided. A new CCLT box score will be coming soon.July 7, 2021
As every reader of this website already knows, the 8th …
Schleicher and Stebbins Hotels LLC v Starr Surplus LinesJune 16, 2021
The recent summary judgement order issued in the …
- Ja-Del Inc. SJ Order Vacated and the CCLT Database Updated
March 18, 2021
About a week ago, we learned that the summary judgment …
Update on Dismissals Without PrejudiceMarch 8, 2021
With the latest update to our coding methodology, we …
- Change in the Judicial Rulings List and Box Score
March 1, 2021
Now that there are so many judicial rulings, we have …
Why insurers prefer federal courtFebruary 26, 2021
Last fall, before the onslaught of rulings in motions …
Defense Verdict in Cajun ContiFebruary 17, 2021
JUDGMENT The trial on the merits for Plaintiffs’ …
Please tell us about cases in Bankruptcy Court!February 16, 2021
Lex Machina is wonderful in many ways, but the Lex …
New Discovery Protocols for Covid BI Business Interruption CasesFebruary 12, 2021
I am pleased to see that the Institute for the …
Update on Dismissals and Answers in the Covid Business Interruption Coverage CasesFebruary 4, 2021
As I always emphasize, our data are incomplete: We …
- Federalism by the numbers in CCLT
January 25, 2021
If insurance law is state law, why are so many of the …
CCLT is back in the Wall Street JournalDecember 29, 2020
Leslie Scism’s latest WSJ article uses CCLT data …
Business Interruption Makes its Way to the Big LeaguesDecember 4, 2020
Over the past eight months, Covid-19 has forced …
More than 15% of BI cases have been terminated already, mostly voluntarilyDecember 2, 2020
For some time now I’ve been concerned that our …
The Cajun Conti case is heading to trial!November 10, 2020
I just learned that the trial court in Cajun Conti v. …
- Why are the weekly and cumulative filing charts so far behind?
November 5, 2020
Everything on the CCLT website updates dynamically and …
Estimating the number of Covid coverage cases in state courtNovember 5, 2020
We’re confident that we’ve found …
- Motion to Dismiss Box Score Update
October 29, 2020
Virus exclusion in policy No virus exclusion in policy …
Not all virus exclusions are equalOctober 27, 2020
A second shoe dropped yesterday on The …
- Reflections on classifying cases and decisions
October 23, 2020
I’ve received a couple of questions about the …
Summary Judgment Rulings in Business Income CasesOctober 22, 2020
Our motions to dismiss pie chart and the list of …
- Updated motion to dismiss and virus exclusion box score
October 15, 2020
Insurer wins: 20. 16 cases with virus exclusions; 4 …
- Insurers without virus exclusions are losing their motions to dismiss
October 7, 2020
Policyholders are winning motions to dismiss in cases …
Behind the scenes at Lex MachinaSeptember 30, 2020
Great conversation today with Carla Rydholm and Ron …
- Using CCLT data in the fight over immunity legislation
September 27, 2020
John Witt from Yale Law School and his student Josh …
- New! A list of cases with merits rulings on the motion to dismiss
September 25, 2020
On our main page we have a pie chart displaying the …
- Forum Shopping in Covid 19 Business Interruption Suits
September 16, 2020
Chris French has a new essay questioning the decision …
A Decision in the FCA Test CaseSeptember 15, 2020
The High Court released its decision today. …
- WSJ Uses CCLT!
September 3, 2020
CCLT has become a trusted source for information about …
- Causal requirements and “non-damage” policy wordings in the FCA test case
July 30, 2020
Reading the Particulars of Claim and transcripts from …
- Lessons from Katrina: It’s a Long Game
July 29, 2020
Ted Le Clercq from Deutsch Kerrigan in New Orleans …
- The State Court Strategy
July 27, 2020
I spoke to Scott Cooper and Jonathan Shub today about …
- Freedom and Social Responsibility in Insurance Coverage Cases
July 23, 2020
When I teach insurance law, I always remind my …
- The FCA Test Case and the Difference Between “All-Risk” and “Insured Peril” Policies
July 22, 2020
There is at least one big difference between the …
- Learning from NatCats: Is the onslaught of cases yet to come?
July 14, 2020
In earlier posts I described how Lex Machina’s …
- Updated Q2 data comparing Covid 19 Business Interruption Litigation to Earlier Nat Cat litigation
July 10, 2020
Now that we have the full Q2 case filings from Lex …
- Industries leading the Covid-19 coverage litigation pack
July 8, 2020
There are well over 600 covid coverage lawsuits in the …
Restaurant woesJuly 6, 2020
You sit down and open the menu: Do you get the Pesto …
Broker liability for virus exclusions?July 1, 2020
Hundreds of plaintiffs have filed suit against their …
- Observations on Complaint Writing Styles
June 30, 2020
Writing an effective, persuasive and well-pleaded …
Minor League BaseballJune 29, 2020
Covid-19 has forced businesses of all industries and …
- Nat Cat Business Interruption Claims: How does Covid-19 compare?
June 26, 2020
To compare the impact of Covid-19 with that of other …
- The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Test Case
June 24, 2020
As the individual claims and class action complaints …
Quarantine Insurance: Does It Exist?June 24, 2020
As nearly every Covid-19 coverage litigation complaint …
