It has been nearly a year and a half since the first COVID-19 insurance coverage lawsuit was filed by a New Orleans restaurant on March 16, 2020. In the ensuing 16 months, about 2,000 individual lawsuits have been filed across the country, including hundreds of class actions. Although the number of filings has tapered off in recent months, COVID-19 business interruption coverage litigation remains unparalleled in the number of suits filed in such a brief period and the widespread geographic distribution of the losses and suits.
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