Shane S. Smith | Merlin Law Group, PA | May 17, 2015 At a reader’s request, this week I will discuss calculating actual cash value of a claim in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Insurance provides a definition of actual cash value:1 “Actual Cash Value usually means the sum of money required at the time… Continue reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 8: Arizona
Month: May 2015
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 7: Kentucky
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 12, 2015 You may have been following some of my prior blogs on Calculating Actual Cash Value. So far, I have covered: Florida, California, Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey and New York, and Michigan. This week, I will address Kentucky. To recap, actual cash value (ACV)… Continue reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 7: Kentucky
Duty To Defend Construction Defect Case Affirmed, Duty to Indemnify Reversed In Part
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | May 4, 2015 The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s finding of a duty to defend, but reversed, in part, the insurer’s duty to indemnify. Carithers v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 5540 (11th Cir. April 7, 2015). After discovering a number of defects in their… Continue reading Duty To Defend Construction Defect Case Affirmed, Duty to Indemnify Reversed In Part
Construction Litigation—Battles on Many Fronts
Craig Martin | Construction Contractor Advisor | April 27, 2015 When you are involved in construction litigation, you have battles on several fronts, including those against subcontractors, owners, insurers and the court. Shoring up your defenses on each of these fronts is imperative, or you may lose the battle or, worse yet, the war. A recent… Continue reading Construction Litigation—Battles on Many Fronts
OSHA Announces Final Rule for Confined Spaces in Construction
John F. Martin and Shontell Powell | Ogletree Deakins | May 6, 2015 On May 1, 2015, Dr. David Michaels, the head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Deputy Secretary of Labor Christopher P. Lu announced the issuance of OSHA’s long-awaited Confined Spaces in Construction standard. Prior to issuing this new standard,… Continue reading OSHA Announces Final Rule for Confined Spaces in Construction