The Legal Brief

Are Business Losses from the Coronavirus Covered by Insurance? It Depends.

March 19, 2020

On Monday, March 16, 2020, President Trump announced a list of guidelines for Americans to follow to lessen the spread of the coronavirus—i.e., “flatten the curve.” President Trump’s guidelines request Americans to work from home, avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people, avoid going to restaurants, and avoid discretionary travel.¹ Given these restrictions, and state officials encouraging…

COVID-19 and its Effect on the Courts

March 18, 2020

Efforts to restrain transmission of the COVID-19 virus are directly affecting the court system in West Virginia and elsewhere because of the need for parties, counsel and jurors to gather in groups. 

In the state system in West Virginia, on March 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeals issued a COVID-19 Planning Document which directed Circuit Courts to stay open but to take measures to avoid…