Santo’s Italian Café LLC v. Acuity Insurance Company

Issue

A restaurant owner filed an appeal following a district court’s dismissal of his claim for coverage of losses due to the pandemic under its business interruption insurance policy.

April 9, 2021

The Restaurant Law Center and Ohio Restaurant Association filed as amici curiae in support of plaintiff-appellant and reversal.

June 15, 2021

The Restaurant Law Center and Ohio Restaurant Association 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.