Jason Cieri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 5, 2016 The Broad Evidence Rule has been used in Connecticut to calculate Actual Cash Value (ACV) on property damage cases since 1959.1 That all changed in 2011 when the Connecticut House of Representatives passed Substitute House Bill No. 6238. This bill nullified the Broad Evidence… Continue reading Connecticut Values Actual Cash Value as Replacement Cost Value Minus Depreciation
Month: April 2016
One Word Makes All The Difference – The Distinction Between “Pay If Paid” and “Pay When Paid” Clauses
David A. Harris | Haight Brown & Bonesteel, LLP | March 30, 2016 Payment clauses in California construction contracts are often complex and multi-layered. This is especially true in contracts between general contractors and their subcontractors. The general does not want to pay the subs until it receives funding from the owners. The subs, of… Continue reading One Word Makes All The Difference – The Distinction Between “Pay If Paid” and “Pay When Paid” Clauses
Pollution Exclusion Prevents Coverage for Injury Caused by Insulation
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | February 3, 2016 In a per curiam decision, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that the pollution exclusion barred coverage for bodily injury caused by the insured’s insulation. Evanston Ins. Co. v. Lapolla Industries, Inc., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22552 (5th Cir. Dec. 23, 2015). The homeowners’… Continue reading Pollution Exclusion Prevents Coverage for Injury Caused by Insulation
OSHA Issues Alert on Scissor Lifts
Bradford T. Hammock | Jackson Lewis PC | March 21, 2016 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a hazard alert explaining employer obligations and outlining preventive steps for avoiding hazards when workers use scissor lifts. Scissor lifts are work platforms used to safely move workers straight up and down and to different locations… Continue reading OSHA Issues Alert on Scissor Lifts
Construction Site Injuries: Are You Covered?
Aylin Poulton | Whirlwind Steel Buildings & Components | April 5, 2016 For 2014, OSHA reported that there were 4,251 worker fatalities in private industry. Of those, 874 were in construction. In short, one in five workers who died on the job in 2014 worked in construction. That is nearly 17 deaths per week or… Continue reading Construction Site Injuries: Are You Covered?