Ohio Pediatric Dentist Sues The Hartford for COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage

HARTFORD, Conn. — An Ohio pediatric dentist has filed a class action against Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., demanding coverage for losses it sustained after COVID-19 and related civil authority orders forced it to stop performing anything but emergency procedures.

In a May 8 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Dr. Jeffrey Milton, DDS, Inc., dba Olentangy Pediatric Dentistry contends that Hartford “has, on a widescale and uniform basis, refused to pay its insureds under its Business Income, Civil Authority, and Extra Expense coverages for losses suffered due to COVID-19, any orders by civil authorities …