Business Interruption Multi-District Litigation Filings:
LH Dining LLC and Newchops Restaurant Comcast LLC moved in the U.S. District Court (E.D. Pa.) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to consolidate business interruption coverage lawsuits they filed with similar lawsuits filed in other federal courts. Movants assert that consolidation is appropriate since all actions seek a finding that government-mandated closure orders issued in response to COVID-19 trigger coverage under the plaintiffs’ business interruption insurance policies.
El Novillo Restaurant moved in the U.S. District Court (S.D. Fla.) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to consolidate the business interruption coverage lawsuit it filed with similar lawsuits in other federal courts. El Novillo asserts that the Southern District of Florida, rather than the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is the most appropriate forum for multi-district litigation, as it “has a greater concentration of underlying victims and business activity.”
New Business Interruption Suits Against Insurers:
Several barber shops around San Antonio, Texas have sued State Farm Lloyd’s in Texas state court (Bexar County), alleging that State Farm…
