( December 9, 2025, 12:12 PM EST) -- DURHAM, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina granted a commercial property insurer’s motion to dismiss claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unfair and deceptive trade practices brought by four Durham, N.C., restaurants seeking coverage for their business interruption losses arising from the lockdowns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic but allowed the insureds to file an amended complaint to include additional factual allegations related to the insurer’s renewed denial of claims following the North State Deli, LLC v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court....