Majority: Court Erred In Denying Insurer’s Motion To Dismiss COVID-19 Coverage Suit

( March 11, 2024, 2:03 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A majority of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 8 held that a lower federal court erred when it denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s coverage lawsuit arising from the coronavirus pandemic, reversing both the lower court’s order denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss and its class certification order and remanding with instructions to dismiss the lawsuit....