Insurance Issues and COVID-19, Part 2 - On Demand
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Building on their previous presentation, John Houghtaling, Richard Lewis, and Charles Miller share up-to-date information on business interruption coverage and related issues. They cover attacking and defeating the virus exclusion and responding to insurance industry defenses that the presence of the virus does not constitute physical loss or damage. The trio then expands into calculating business income loss or damage, and reviewing possible agent and broker liability. Houghtaling, Lewis, and Miller also have recommendations for responding to insurance company reservation of rights letters.
They conclude the program by reviewing current developments in federal and state legislation and coronavirus business income litigation, and describe the keys to developing a bad faith cause of action on issues related to COVID-19.
Speakers
John W. Houghtaling, II
Houghtaling is a nationally recognized attorney who is majority partner of New Orleans-based Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling, LLC, the law firm credited with leading a class action lawsuit against Big Tobacco that led to a record $286 billion settlement. Houghtaling filed the nation’s first lawsuits seeking a court opinion on COVID-19 business interruption claims for a restaurant group in New Orleans, La, and for America's most celebrated C... Learn More
Richard P Lewis
Richard has experience litigating a wide variety of first- and third-party insurance coverage issues. He also has experience in international arbitrations, assisting policyholders in securing coverage under Bermuda forms. Since 1998, a large portion of Richard’s practice has involved first-party or property insurance disputes for policyholders nationwide. Richard handled a number of such cases stemming from the 2005 hurricanes, as well as fr... Learn More
Charles Miller
Mr. Miller is a licensed attorney in California. Since 1990, Mr. Miller’s practice has been devoted to insurance law. Prior to 1990, Mr. Miller was employed in the insurance industry for 18 years, where he worked as an insurance claims representative and claims manager. Mr. Miller has been retained in more than 15 states and territories, including Canada, as an expert on insurance industry practices and standards, as well as on various insu... Learn More
