Chicago restaurants win early court victory in bid for COVID claims A federal judge rejected a Wisconsin insurer's motion to dismiss lawsuits from prominent local restaurants including Billy Goat and the Purple Pig, who are demanding coverage for business-interruption losses. Bloomberg Chicago-area restaurants, including well-known names like the Billy Goat Tavern and Big Onion Tavern Group, won a significant legal victory late Monday with a federal judge’s rejection of a Wisconsin insurer’s motion to dismiss lawsuits demanding the company pay out pandemic-related claims for lost business. U.S. District Court Judge Edmond Chang ruled against Fond du Lac-based Society Insurance’s position that its insurance policies didn’t cover business-interruption claims tied to governmental restrictions imposed on restaurants. Society is a relatively small mutual insurer that specializes in property coverage for bars and restaurants.