‘Epidemic’ Exclusion Defeats Travel Insurance Lawsuit, 8th Cir. Affirms
February 14, 2022
DOCUMENTS
- Order
ST. LOUIS — A federal appellate panel has upheld dismissal of a lawsuit seeking travel insurance proceeds following a COVID-19-related flight cancellation, affirming that it fell under the policies’ “epidemic” exclusion.
In a Feb. 9 opinion, the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found an ordinary person would conclude that the World Health Organization "recognized" COVID-19 as either a pandemic or an epidemic by including COVID-19 on its list of pandemic or epidemic diseases.
The panel further found the plaintiff's flight cancellation resulted from the COVID-19 epidemic and the epidemic affected the plaintiff.
Logan Bauer booked a round-trip …
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Video Game Addiction and the Latest Mass Tort Updates
May 29, 2024 - Salt Lake City, UT
The Grand America Hotel
HarrisMartin's Mass Tort Settlements Conference - Sponsored by Milestone
June 27, 2024 - Buffalo, NY
The Richardson Hotel Buffalo