Jeff German – August 1, 2013 It had the makings of a lucrative construction defect scheme. A California law firm, an architect and a construction company were conspiring to pack the homeowners association board at the Starfire condominium complex in southwest Las Vegas with straw buyers to win contracts to pursue construction defect litigation and… Continue reading FBI Calls 2001 HOA Scheme Springboard for Larger, More Recent Operation GrandMaster
Month: August 2013
BINGO Word of the Day – August 16th
The current game is now: Blackout BINGO – all boxes filled. Today’s Useless Fact: Recycling on glass jar, saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours. Here is today’s word: WINDOWS Previously called words: BRIAN MOFFITT EXPERT WITNESS INSURANCE CLAIMS MERLIN TAYLOR ROOF ALEX WOITSCHECK COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICAL GREEN ENERGY JOEL… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – August 16th
Georgia Supreme Court Takes an Expansive View of what Constitutes an Occurrence under CGL Policies
Walter J. Andrews, Lon A. Berk, Lawrence J. Bracken II, John C. Eichman, Robert J. Morrow and Curtis Porterfield – August 7, 2013 On July 12, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia confirmed in Taylor Morrison Servs., Inc. v. HDI Gerling Am. Ins. Co., No. S13Q046 (Ga. July 12, 2013), that damage to a builder’s… Continue reading Georgia Supreme Court Takes an Expansive View of what Constitutes an Occurrence under CGL Policies
BINGO Word of the Day – August 15th
The current game is now: Blackout BINGO – all boxes filled. Today’s Useless Fact: The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. Here is today’s word: JERRY RUDICK Previously called words: BRIAN MOFFITT EXPERT WITNESS INSURANCE CLAIMS MERLIN TAYLOR ROOF ALEX WOITSCHECK COMMERCIAL… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – August 15th
South Carolina Supreme Court holds that Exclusions Preclude Coverage for Damage Caused by Defective Work
John R. Casciano and Saad Gul – August 2, 2013 In Bennett & Bennett Construction, Inc. v. Auto Owners Insurance Company, No. 27284 _ S.E.2d. _ 2013 S.C. LEXIS 170 (S.C. July 17, 2013) the Supreme Court of South Carolina, applying South Carolina law, held that that two exclusions barred coverage for a construction company’s… Continue reading South Carolina Supreme Court holds that Exclusions Preclude Coverage for Damage Caused by Defective Work