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December 21, 2021
Sugarman Rogers partners John O’Neill and Jessica Park recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association (MIReBA) in the leading Massachusetts COVID-19 insurance coverage case, Verveine Corp. v. Strathmore Ins. Co., which is pending before the Supreme Judicial Court.
Verveine involves a determination of whether losses suffered by several insured restaurants as a result of shutdown orders issued in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic are covered under the business interruption or civil authority provisions of the restaurants’ property insurance policies. Massachusetts will be the first state supreme court to hear oral argument on this hotly-contested issue, which is the subject of thousands of lawsuits across the country.
MIReBA submitted the amicus brief to address certain issues of Massachusetts insurance law, which governs the policies at issue.
The Massachusetts SJC will hear oral arguments in Verveine on January 7, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. View the oral arguments: https://boston.suffolk.edu/sjc/index.php
A copy of the amicus brief filed by Sugarman Rogers can be found here.
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Sugarman Rogers Attorneys File Amicus Brief on Behalf of Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association |
Date: December 21, 2021 |
Legal Update |
John G. O'Neill, Jessica H. Park |
Related Services: Insurance & Reinsurance, Appellate Practice |
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Sugarman Rogers partners John O’Neill and Jessica Park recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association (MIReBA) in the leading Massachusetts COVID-19 insurance coverage case, Verveine Corp. v. Strathmore Ins. Co., which is pending before the Supreme Judicial Court. Verveine involves a determination of whether losses suffered by several insured restaurants as a result of shutdown orders issued in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic are covered under the business interruption or civil authority provisions of the restaurants’ property insurance policies. Massachusetts will be the first state supreme court to hear oral argument on this hotly-contested issue, which is the subject of thousands of lawsuits across the country. MIReBA submitted the amicus brief to address certain issues of Massachusetts insurance law, which governs the policies at issue. The Massachusetts SJC will hear oral arguments in Verveine on January 7, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. View the oral arguments: https://boston.suffolk.edu/sjc/index.php A copy of the amicus brief filed by Sugarman Rogers can be found here. |
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John G. O'NeillPartner617.227.3030[email protected] |
Jessica H. ParkPartner617.227.3030[email protected] |
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