Welcome to our COVID-19 (Coronavirus) resources page. Below are links to Baker Sterchi blog posts, news and other resources related to COVID-19 issues. Additional resources can be found on ALFA International's COVID-19
resources page. Baker Sterchi is a member of ALFA's premier network of 150 member firms throughout the world.
September 22, 2023 | Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows COVID-19 Case to Proceed in Missouri State Court (Healthcare Law Blog)
June 15, 2023 | All Claims Means ALL: The PREP Act Provides Immunity in COVID-19 Vaccination Case (Drug / Device Law Blog)
April 3, 2023 | National Labor Relations Board Restores Precedent that an Employer Acts Unlawfully by Proffering Severance Agreements Conditioned Upon Waiver of Statutory Rights (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
February 9, 2023 | Josh Davis and Richard Woolf to Present at NAMIC Claims Conference (Speaking Engagements)
November 9, 2022 | Insurer Wins Coverage Dispute for COVID-19 Business Losses (Insurance Law Blog)
October 18, 2022 | Megan Stumph-Turner Serves as Table Captain at ALFA Business Litigation Seminar (Speaking Engagements)
August 11, 2022 | Illinois Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Loss of Business Coverage Caused by COVID-19 (Insurance Law Blog)
April 4, 2022 | Is a challenge to insurance premiums really a rate challenge in Missouri? Not even flowers will get an insured around the administrative review process. (Insurance Law Blog)
January 26, 2022 | 2021 Highlights from the Illinois Courts (Illinois Law Blog)
January 19, 2022 | 2021: A Whirlwind Year for Labor & Employment Law (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
December 21, 2021 | UPDATE: OSHA Reacts to COVID-19 Pandemic and Issues Vaccine-or-Testing Mandate: What Employers Need to Know (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
December 15, 2021 | Significant 2021 Financial Services Industry Decisions and Legislation (Financial Services Law Blog)
November 15, 2021 | OSHA Reacts to COVID-19 Pandemic and Issues Vaccine-or-Testing Mandate: What Employers Need to Know (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
November 4, 2021 | Job Seekers Using Vaccine Mandates to Stand Out from the Crowd: Potential Pitfalls for Employers (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
September 14, 2021 | Returning to Work Post-COVID – Handle with Care, Employers (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
August 31, 2021 | Oral Surgeons Get Drilled in Eighth Circuit Ruling on COVID Coverage (Insurance Law Blog)
July 27, 2021 | COVID Liability Bill Update - Governor Signs Legislation Shielding Healthcare Providers and Others From Most COVID-Related Lawsuits (Healthcare Law Blog)
July 27, 2021 | COVID Liability Bill Update - Governor Signs Legislation Shielding Healthcare Providers and Others From Most COVID-Related Lawsuits (Missouri Law Blog)
July 22, 2021 | EEOC Issues New Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
June 10, 2021 |
Policyholders Cannot Prevail with Pollution Exclusion | Western District of Missouri Grants Motion to Dismiss in Favor of Insurer on Claims of Losses from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Insurance Law Blog)
June 1, 2021 |
COVID Liability Bill Heads to MissouriGovernor's Desk (Healthcare Law Blog)
April 19, 2021 |
Illinois Courts Begin Weighing in on COVID-19 Exposure Claims (Illinois Law Blog)
February 16, 2021 |
Do Illinois Businesses Face a Wave of Lawsuits Following the COVID-19 Pandemic? (Illinois Law Blog)
January 6, 2021 |
Court Holds COVID-19 Government Closures Do Not Trigger Business Interruption Coverage (Insurance Law Blog)
December 30, 2020 |
Single-Insurer MDLs Are Among Us - JPML Allows Centralization of COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Cases (Insurance Law Blog)
December 21, 2020 |
Parson's Pandemic Protections for Providers – Governor Parson Encourages Tort Liability Legislation During COVID-19 State of Emergency (Healthcare Law Blog)
December 21, 2020 |
Parson's Pandemic Protections for Providers – Governor Parson Encourages Tort Liability Legislation During COVID-19 State of Emergency (Missouri Law Blog)
November 25, 2020 |
Greg Odom to Present to Members of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Illinois COVID-19 Executive Order No. 56 (Speaking Engagement)
November 12, 2020 |
Greg Odom to Present to Members of the Marion Chamber of Commerce on Executive Order Number 56 (Speaking Engagement)
October 20, 2020 |
Western District of Texas provides insureds with "out" to skirt federal jurisdiction in COVID-19 business interruption coverage cases (Insurance Law Blog)
September 14, 2020 |
Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Action for COVID-19 Related Losses under an All-Risk Policy (Insurance Law Blog)
September 2, 2020 |
One [Insurance] Policy Does Not Fit All - JPML Limits Centralization of COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Cases...At This Time (Insurance Law Blog)
August 10, 2020 |
Josh Davis to Present at PLRB Virtual Conference on COVID-19 Challenges (Speaking Engagement)
June 30, 2020 |
Telehealth and Cybersecurity Amid the Pandemic (Healthcare Law Blog)
June 9, 2020 |
COVID-19 and Possible Changes to Workers' Compensation Laws in Illinois and Missouri (Illinois Law Blog)
June 9, 2020 |
COVID-19 and Possible Changes to Workers' Compensation Laws in Illinois and Missouri (Missouri Law Blog)
May 7, 2020 |
COVID-19 Healthcare Heroics May Ironically Lead to Future Confrontations - Causation Issues (Part 4) (Healthcare Law Blog)
May 5, 2020 |
COVID-19 Healthcare Heroics May Ironically Lead to Future Confrontations - State Executive Orders (Part 3) (Healthcare Law Blog)
May 1, 2020 |
COVID-19 Healthcare Heroics May Ironically Lead to Future Confrontations – Crisis Standard of Care? (Part 2) (Healthcare Law Blog)
April 30, 2020 |
Tips for Small Businesses Considering PPP Loan Relief (Financial Services Law Blog)
April 29, 2020 |
COVID-19 Healthcare Heroics May Ironically Lead to Future Confrontations - Introduction (Part 1) (Healthcare Law Blog)
April 23, 2020 |
Long-Term Effects on Long-Term Care Facilities: Potential Increased Litigation Due to COVID-19 (Healthcare Law Blog)
April 22, 2020 |
HHS Relaxes Enforcement of HIPAA Noncompliance in Telehealth and Mobile Testing (Healthcare Law Blog)
April 20, 2020 |
Insurance Claims in the time of COVID-19 (Insurance Law Blog)
April 17, 2020 |
Odom to Speak on Covid-19 Business Impacts (Speaking Engagement)
April 10, 2020 |
CLM Magazine Quotes Baker Sterchi Member Joshua Davis on COVID-19's Effect on Claims Handling (Firm News)
April 8, 2020 |
Higgins to Serve as Panelist on Webinar with COVID-19 Business Disruptions Focus (Speaking Engagement)
April 1, 2020 |
Small Business Covid-19 Primer (Employment & Labor Law Blog)
March 27, 2020 |
Odom to Present to Illinois Businesses Regarding Legal Challenges Posed by Covid-19 (Speaking Engagement)
March 25, 2020 |
UPDATE: Kansas Issues Updated Executive Order Prohibiting Foreclosures and Evictions (Kansas Law Blog)
March 20, 2020 |
Kansas Temporarily Prohibits Foreclosures and Evictions (Kansas Law Blog)