N.J. Surgery Clinics Sue Selective Insurance Over Denial of COVID-19 Claim

CAMDEN, N.J. — Two New Jersey surgery clinics have sued Sentinel Insurance Company Ltd., asserting that civil authority orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the clinic to sustain business interruption losses that are covered under its policy.

In a complaint removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 12, Garden State Orthopaedic Associates PA and Garden State Surgical Center LLC explained that a majority of their operations are elective medical and surgical procedures, which they were forced to stop performing in compliance with the civil authority orders.

Plaintiffs contend that …