Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 3, 2015 Cosmetic damage (small dents) occurred to a metal roof resulting from a hail storm. The insurer filed a claim with its carrier, Cincinnati Ins. Co., and an insurance adjuster inspected the roof and other than the dents, there was little other evidence of damage. The estimate of… Continue reading Hail Storm “Cosmetic” Damage & Direct “Physical” “Loss”
Month: September 2015
Duty of Care Not Owed to Non-Original Homeowners
Advise & Consult, Inc | September 2, 2015 The construction industry got an answer they have been waiting for, particularly in Arizona. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Sullivan v. Pulte Home Corp., No. 1 CA-CV 14-0199 as to whether homebuilders, as well as other construction professionals, are indefinitely subject to construction defect claims. … Continue reading Duty of Care Not Owed to Non-Original Homeowners
Construction Defect Class Action Allowed to Proceed Against Homebuilders
Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 1, 2015 This ruling by the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, could have lasting and long reaching effects on construction defect claims in California as well as on the construction industry as a whole in the state of California. This decision has reinstated a class action construction defects… Continue reading Construction Defect Class Action Allowed to Proceed Against Homebuilders