Cajun Conti News

Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Rejects Coverage for COVID Shutdown

The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income lost because of government restrictions imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. The high court on Friday reversed the Louisiana …

Insurer Wins Covid-19 Business Interruption Case Filed by New Orleans Restaurant

A New Orleans judge has denied a motion for declaratory judgment that insurance coverage is owed to a restaurant for business income that was lost when it was required to close its dining room because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

First Coronavirus Business Interruption Trial Gets Underway

The owners of a restaurant in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter are asking a Louisiana judge to order some Lloyd’s of London insurers to cover losses from the Covid-19 outbreak — the first of a growing number …