The Supreme Court is not conferencing today, but tomorrow morning it will be filing its opinions in John’s Grill, Inc. v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and People v. McCune. (Briefs here; oral argument videos here and here.)
The issues in John’s Grill are: (1) Is a grant of coverage for property loss or damage to covered property caused by a virus rendered illusory where it is limited by a condition that makes coverage applicable only if the virus is the result of one or more of a number of listed causes? (2) Is a conditional grant of coverage for property loss or damage to covered property caused by a virus, including the cost of removal of the virus, triggered by cleaning surfaces in the covered property that are contaminated by the virus in the absence of physical alteration of the property? The court granted review in March 2023. More about the case here. Related: COVID insurance coverage limited.
The McCune case is expected to decide whether the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction by setting the amount of victim restitution after terminating defendant’s probation under Assembly Bill No. 1950 (Stats. 2020, ch. 328). The court granted review in October 2022. More about the case here.
The opinions will leave undecided just two of the nine cases that were argued on the late-May calendar. Those last two opinions should file by August 19. Also undecided are six of the seven cases from the June calendar (opinions expected by August 29).
The John’s Grill and McCune opinions can be viewed tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m.