McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in the AM Best article, "Cincinnati Insurance COVID-19 BI Case Gets First Appellate Court Review." The article reported on the first oral argument in front of a 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on the appeal filed by an Iowa oral surgery practice arguing that coronavirus lead to physical loss and damage. Michael said, “the justices seemed dubious about Oral Surgeons’ legal argument because appellate courts lean on prior cases to inform their judgment… Judges want certainty. They’re grasping for the side that is going to do the best job of analogizing the current situation to one that has come in the past.” Click here to read the full article.
