Bradley Dlatt Quoted in Business Insurance—Policyholders Score Some Wins in COVID Rulings

Bradley Dlatt was quoted in "Policyholders Score Some Wins in COVID Rulings," an article in Business Insurance, regarding an influential ruling about a COVID-19-related business interruption case.

Bradley Dlatt, an associate with Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, said, "State courts are ultimately the arbiters of state law and, for a while now, courts have been hesitant to rule in policyholders' favor because many federal courts, without benefit of discovery and fully developed case records, started making rulings on whether or not a novel virus could cause loss" or physical damage to property.

The Louisiana case "is a particularly significant one because it came with a fully developed factual record," Bradley said.