Tred Eyerly – June 23, 2014 The California Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s holding that the insurer had no duty to defend claims arising out of the insureds’ installation of defective steel framing in an apartment building. Regional Steel Corp. v. Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp., No. B245961(Cal. Ct. App. May 16, 2014) [decision here]. Regional… Continue reading No Coverage for Installation of Defective Steel Framing
Month: July 2014
When Are Site Safety Managers Not Site Safety Managers?
Kendall Jones – July 9, 2014 Answer: When they are hairdressers, musicians, bellhops and short order cooks posing as site safety managers. This may seem crazy, but last week two companies and seven individuals were indicted in New York State Supreme Court and charged with a number of offences including grand larceny, scheme to defraud… Continue reading When Are Site Safety Managers Not Site Safety Managers?
Policyholders Can Fully Collect Under a Flood Policy and a Wind Policy at the Same Time
Chip Merlin – July 18, 2014 Intelligent policyholders are not sticking around when their house is being destroyed documenting how much damage was caused by wind and then the flood that accompanies most of these catastrophic events. Yet, their insurance companies want to act as if their policyholders can play god. They demand that policyholder… Continue reading Policyholders Can Fully Collect Under a Flood Policy and a Wind Policy at the Same Time
Policyholders Must Be Vigilant for Construction Defect Exclusions, Including For Impaired Property to Combat Insurance Companies’ Drastic Measures (and Big Money)
Second Circuit – Architect’s Faulty Designs were Two Separate Defects
Matthew D. Stockwell – July 15, 2014 On June 23, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case Dormitory Authority of the State of New York v. Continental Casualty Company (2014 WL 2808073), a declaratory judgment action filed by a building owner against the architect’s insurance carrier over the faulty design of… Continue reading Second Circuit – Architect’s Faulty Designs were Two Separate Defects