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#23-265 JRK Property Holdings, Inc. v. Colony Ins. Co., S282657. (B321806; 96 Cal.App.5th 1; Los Angeles County Superior Court; 21STCV19983.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment in a civil action and remanded for further proceedings. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in Another Planet Entertainment, LLC v. Vigilant Insurance Company, S277893 (#23-36), which presents the following issue: Can the actual or potential presence of the COVID-19 virus on an insured’s premises constitute “direct physical loss or damage to property” for purposes of coverage under a commercial property insurance policy?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 12/20/2023

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.