A growing number of U.S. courts are ruling against employers who’ve filed insurance claims for business interruption coverage stemming from government-ordered coronavirus shutdowns.
The Insurance Information Institute reports insurers have won more than a dozen cases since May, with judges ruling that the policies only kick in if a property sustains physical damage. The business owners had argued that the coverage should have started when local or state governments issued stay-at-home orders that hampered their ability to operate.
A couple of Charleston-area cases are still pending in federal court. Black Magic Cafe says its losses started on March 17, when Gov. Henry McMaster ordered a temporary halt to dine-in services at South Carolina restaurants.
The historic Calhoun Mansion at 10 Meeting St., now known as The Williams Mansion, sued its insurer after a McMaster executive order shut down museums.
A bill that would have required insurance carriers
Posted: October 14, 2020 by [email protected]_84
CRACKS OF DON: Siding with ‘Smarty Marty’ on goalie contracts
Goaltender Braden Holtby, then of the Washington Capitals, sprays water during a stoppage in play.
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Martin Biron probably would admit he always talked a better game than he played — and over a career that spanned 16 seasons, he was a pretty decent goalie.
As an analyst for Buffalo Sabres games on MSG Western New York, Biron has been telling everyone who has asked over the past week that he thinks a couple of teams spent too much money on contract extensions. This is rare, as former players never say, publicly at least, that today’s players are being over-rewarded financially, but Biron has never been shy about sharing his true feelings.
Speaking Tuesday on TSN 1200, the 43-year old, a first-round draft pick of the Sabres in 1995, stated again he believes the Vancouver Canucks made the best free-agent signing when they had Braden Holtby