Insurers Win Another Federal Appeal in COVID-19 Business Interruption Case, This Time Thanks to Viral Contamination Exclusion

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Citing the insurance policy’s viral contamination exclusion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action filed by a college that alleged its insurer wrongfully denied coverage for COVID-19 business interruption losses at its Missouri and Illinois campuses.