Claim Denied stamp A restaurant owner is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rule on whether Erie Insurance must provide coverage for business disruption caused by the COVID-19 shutdown. (Photo: Shutterstock.com)

A Pittsburgh restaurant that has been closed as a result of the COVID-19-related shutdown has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to exercise its King's Bench powers to wade into an ongoing dispute with its insurance carrier over whether the company must provide coverage for business interruption.

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Max Mitchell

Max Mitchell is ALM's Regional Managing Editor for The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @MMitchellTLI. His email is [email protected].