{"id":811,"date":"2020-08-14T10:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/coronaviruscovid19\/?p=811"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:44:30","slug":"consolidation-of-all-federal-business-interruption-cases-rejected-by-judicial-panel-on-multi-district-litigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/coronaviruscovid19\/2020\/08\/14\/consolidation-of-all-federal-business-interruption-cases-rejected-by-judicial-panel-on-multi-district-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Consolidation Of All Federal Business Interruption Cases Rejected by Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 31, the seven-member Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/insurancelaw\/2020\/07\/31\/lengthy-oral-argument-on-potential-consolidation-of-business-interruption-coverage-cases-related-to-covid-19\/\">heard oral argument<\/a>\u00a0of extraordinary length on the potential consolidation of all federal cases involving business interruption coverage relating to COVID-19 and\/or COVID-19 shutdown orders, totaling approximately 449 such federal cases, roughly 200 of which are putative class actions.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full text of this post by Duane Morris partner Damon Vocke, please <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/insurancelaw\/2020\/08\/14\/panel-rejects-consolidation-of-all-federal-business-interruption-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the <em>Duane Morris Insurance Law Blog<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 31, the seven-member Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML)\u00a0heard oral argument\u00a0of extraordinary length on the potential consolidation of all federal cases involving business interruption coverage relating to COVID-19 and\/or COVID-19 shutdown orders, totaling approximately 449 such federal cases, roughly 200 of which are putative class actions. 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