COVID-19 Update: Business Interruption Insurance Coverage and Force Majeure Clauses – A Year Later

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 by mchattie

Written collaboratively by Christopher McHattie, Courtney Allen, Michael Gattoni and Natalie Keller Way back in March 2020 … when the “pandemic” and “shut downs” were getting into full swing, we wrote a couple of articles Business Interruption Insurance – What Does it Cover? (directed to the impact COVID-19 on those types of claims) and Coronavirus, Read more about COVID-19 Update: Business Interruption Insurance Coverage and Force Majeure Clauses – A Year Later[…]

Business Interruption Insurance – What Does it Cover?

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by mchattie

So you thought you were covered for “business interruption” only to discover “business interruption,” in a manner of speaking, means physical damage (what?) Yes, in order to be covered for “business interruption” that interruption has to be caused by physical damage, typically fire, wind, theft or vandalism. Not surprisingly, and in an effort to both keep Read more about Business Interruption Insurance – What Does it Cover?[…]

What’s in a name? Analyzing the Affordable Care Act decision

Posted on July 2, 2012 by mchattie

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. And that which we call a penalty by any other name would still be charged. But what if we called it a tax? Is there a difference between a penalty and a tax? Penalty is: a punishment Read more about What’s in a name? Analyzing the Affordable Care Act decision[…]