Steven C. Marks, the managing partner at Podhurst Orseck PA, discussed his firm’s handling of high-stakes COVID-19 insurance coverage cases and its adaptation to the pandemic. The firm has filed two class-action lawsuits against insurers Chubb and Lloyd’s, arguing that the policies in question covered business losses during a pandemic and did not contain exclusions for viruses. Podhurst Orseck has also been retained by other large businesses for individual claims involving tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. Marks noted that the future landscape of this litigation will be shaped by upcoming MDL hearings, which will determine if the cases are pursued individually or in a consolidated proceeding.
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Originally published by Jeff Sistrunk | May 22, 2020 | Law360
