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Australia Court Rules Carnival Negligent Over Cruise’s COVID Risks in Landmark Ruling

A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a major COVID-19 outbreak was ruled negligent in its duty of care to passengers in an Australian class-action case Wednesday. The Ruby Princess ocean liner left …

London’s Excel Centre Wins Insurance Ruling on COVID-19 Biz Interruption Losses

The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won a court ruling against insurers, including Royal & Sun Alliance, over pandemic-related losses, which its lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of policyholders. London International Exhibition Centre Plc took …

Tory Peer-Linked Firm Supplied Unsafe Gowns During COVID, Health Department Alleges

The controversial firm linked to a Tory peer supplied 25 million protective gowns that were unusable and failed safety tests during the pandemic in 2020, the UK’s health department alleged in a lawsuit seeking to recover £133 million ($160 million). …

NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages

The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic — but not for the billions of the dollars in damages the league’s 19 clubs sought. California Superior Court Judge Sunil …

Owners of High-End London Restaurants Sue AXA Over Failure to Pay COVID Claims

The owners of high-end London restaurants The Wolseley and The Delaunay sued AXA Insurance UK Plc for as much as 4 million pounds ($5.4 million) over its failure to pay out on claims linked to the coronavirus lockdowns. Lawyers for …

UK Hospitality Groups Are Back in Court With Insurers Over Lockdown Losses

Some of the world’s biggest insurers are bracing as a second wave of multi-million-pound lawsuits, brought by struggling British pubs, restaurants and bakery chains over lockdown losses, starts hitting London’s courts next week. Zurich, MS Amlin, Liberty Mutual, Allianz and …

UK Baker Greggs Files $137M Claim Against Zurich Over COVID-19 Payout

UK baker Greggs Plc filed a $137 million (£100 million) legal claim against Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group in a disagreement over a pandemic-related insurance payout, according to a report in the Sunday Times. The chain claims it is entitled to …

Insurer Lessons From UK Court Ruling on Business Interruption: Put Customers First

COVID-19 has led to the disruption of millions of businesses around the UK, particularly for SMEs who have been beset by an average of £130,000 in late payments. However, the Supreme Court ruling in January provided business owners with much …

Judge Rejects Spouse’s Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety

Citing a concern over “opening the floodgates” to litigation, a federal judge has dismissed a flight attendant’s negligence lawsuit against her employer, Southwest Airlines, which she blamed for her husband’s death from Covid-19. The flight attendant, Carol Madden, claimed that …

U.S. Court Allows Movie Chain’s COVID Business Interruption Suit Against FM Global

A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Wednesday ruled against insurer FM Global that sought to dismiss a $500 million COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit by the nation’s third-largest chain of movie theaters. The decision broke a month’s-long losing streak for policyholders …