Louisiana Majority Reinstates No Coverage Ruling In Restaurant’s Coronavirus Suit

Mealey's (March 20, 2023, 12:31 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court on March 17 found that the coronavirus did not cause “direct physical loss of or damage to” an insured’s French Quarter restaurant, reversing an appellate court majority’s finding that an insurance policy is ambiguous and capable of more than one reasonable interpretation as to coverage and reinstating a trial court judgment that denied coverage for the insured’s lost business income arising from the pandemic....