Oral Surgeons, P.C. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Case Movement

Case Details

  • Case Status: Closed
  • Docket Number: 20-3211
  • Category: COVID-19

Issue

Oral Surgeons, P.C. filed a lawsuit for denial of coverage for business interruption/loss of income, asserting that its claim of “loss of property use” due to a state-wide government closure order is valid under its current insurance policy.

December 8, 2020

The Restaurant Law Center filed an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff.

June 14, 2021

The Restaurant Law Center filed a supplemental authority letter with the court, highlighting two recent decisions in support of our position that to determine the sufficiency of a complaint, the Court must be guided by controlling state substantive law and policy-interpretation principles—not tallying district court decisions insurers favor.

July 2, 2021

The court issued its opinion in this case.