Victor Li | ABA Journal | September 20, 2016 The folks at Clio dropped a bombshell that stunned attendees at the fourth annual Clio Cloud Conference to silence. And no, it wasn’t the Clio employee that did “The Worm” on stage during the obligatory kickoff dance party. During his opening address Monday at the Radisson Blu Aqua… Continue reading Lawyers are Only Billing a Fraction of their Time; How can they be More Efficient?
Month: September 2016
New Jersey Supreme Court Issue Important Decision for Homeowners and Contractors
Wally Zimolong | Supplemental Conditions | August 23, 2016 The lack of insurance coverage for a contractor’s faulty workmanship is the bane of both homeowners looking to recover damage for defective work and contractors seeking to defend against such claims. In many states, like Pennsylvania, courts hold that faulty workmanship is not an “occurrence” that… Continue reading New Jersey Supreme Court Issue Important Decision for Homeowners and Contractors
When Choice of Law Made a Difference
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | August 22, 2016 Choice of law clauses are not usually the subject of intense negotiation, in part as there is substantial consistency among the laws of the various states. But not always, as parties on a New Jersey project learned. A difference in the New Jersey and… Continue reading When Choice of Law Made a Difference
Subcontractor Exception Torpedoes Insurers’ Defense To Faulty Workmanship Claim
Daniel G. Enriquez and Robert D. Helfand | PropertyCasualtyFocus | September 16, 2016 As this blog has reported, a line of cases deciding coverage disputes over faulty workmanship runs against (or, at least, around) a basic rule for interpreting insurance policies. Under that rule, the scope of coverage is determined by a policy’s insuring clause, which… Continue reading Subcontractor Exception Torpedoes Insurers’ Defense To Faulty Workmanship Claim
Florida District Court Decision on “Your Work” Exclusion in CGL Policy Is At Odds With Law of Numerous Jurisdictions
Kevin Pollack | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 23, 2016 In Essex Insurance Co. v. DiMucci Development Corp. of Ponce Inlet Inc., U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. recently held that Evanston Insurance Company has no duty to defend a builder in a lawsuit alleging construction defects at one of its Florida… Continue reading Florida District Court Decision on “Your Work” Exclusion in CGL Policy Is At Odds With Law of Numerous Jurisdictions