Business Interruption Insurance Claims for COVID-19

Posted on March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 by Maro Petkovich, Jr.

Will Your Business Interruption Insurance Cover Your COVID-19 Losses?

As businesses continue to shut down across Louisiana and the nation in response to city and state “stay at home” orders, business owners are worried about whether this public health disaster is covered under their business interruption insurance protection plans. If they listen to their insurance agents or the many media articles on the topic, they probably think they are out of luck. However, business owners have nothing to lose by filing a claim to test the waters, and if that claim is denied they always have the option to file a lawsuit to enforce their insurance plan.

Whether your claim is covered or not is likely dependent on the type of policy and the specific language in it. If you have a business that has been affected by closures, check your business policies to see what losses may be covered. Even if your insurance policy contains a specific exclusion related to viruses or pandemics, there are several angles to possibly overcome the exclusions.

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We Remain Open to Business During this COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

Posted on March 20, 2020March 25, 2020 by Petkovich Law Firm, LLC

While our building at Canal Place in New Orleans has closed to the public, it remains open to essential staff members of certain tenants including our office. Thus, we remain open to serve your needs during these strange times of global pandemic. Please do not attempt to come see us though. Your safety and health is very important to us, as is the well being of our support team.

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Bankruptcy Court Procedures in Response to COVID-19

Posted on March 19, 2020March 28, 2020 by Maro Petkovich, Jr.

While many courts across the state and nation continue to close their doors and postpone trials and hearings to later dates, the three Bankruptcy Courts in Louisiana have thankfully remained functioning to some degree. Bankruptcy filings remain electronic as always, but the requirement to submit original signatures in some instances is temporarily suspended. Each of the courts are closed to the public but have implemented measures to conduct hearings via telephone and/or video during this time of public health crisis related to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19:

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