The Fort Lauderdale restaurant IT! Italy Ristorante Café & Bar has filed a lawsuit against its insurer, Chubb Limited, for denying a business interruption claim related to COVID-19. The restaurant’s parent company, Cafe International Holding Company LLC, argues that government-mandated shutdowns, like the one ordered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, should be covered under their “All Risk” policy. Represented by law firms Podhurst Orseck and Boies Schiller Flaxner, the suit seeks class-action status to include other businesses with similar denied claims. Chubb’s CEO, Evan Greenberg, has stated that pandemics are not typically covered as they have no time or geographic limits, and paying such claims could destabilize the insurance industry. This case is considered a significant early challenge in what is expected to be a prolonged legal battle over pandemic-related business interruption coverage.
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Originally published by Ron Hurtibise | Apr 21, 2020 | Sun Sentinel
