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COVID-19 classified as a natural disaster by Pennsylvania Supreme Court; could this affect coverage litigation arising from COVID-19?

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HFW Briefing: COVID-19 classified as a natural disaster by Pennsylvania Supreme Court; could this affect coverage litigation arising from COVID-19?

A recent decision from the highest court in Pennsylvania ratifying government action in response to COVID-19 could have unintended consequences in coverage litigation over insured’s claimed business interruption losses.

In mid-April, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected petitioners’ emergency efforts to overturn an executive order from the Pennsylvania governor that closed non-life-sustaining businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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