American Food Systems, Inc. et al. v. Firemans Fund Insurance Company et al.

Issue

Restaurant owners filed an appeal in response to a district judge’s ruling in March that their insurer did not have to cover pandemic-related losses due to lack of evidence that the businesses suffered “direct physical loss of or damage to” their properties as a result of government shutdowns.

June 28, 2021

The Restaurant Law Center and Massachusetts Restaurant Association filed a brief as amici curiae in support of plaintiffs-appellants and reversal.