Day: February 20, 2024

NJ Supreme Court Rules Casino’s Business Interruption Insurance Doesn’t Cover COVID-19 Losses

NJ Supreme Court Rules Casino’s Business Interruption Insurance Doesn’t Cover COVID-19 Losses

In AC Ocean Walk v. American Guarantee and Liability Insurance, (A-28-22/087304) (Decided January 24, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the presence of the COVID-19 virus did not constitute the kind of “direct physical loss or damage” required to support a business-interruption insurance claim. Facts of AC