Joseph R. Pope and Robert K. Cox | Williams Mullen | July 5, 2017 If you are a design professional providing services in Virginia, or a general contractor on a public works project for the Commonwealth of Virginia, you need to know of two Virginia Supreme Court decisions in 2016. You ask why? The answer… Continue reading 2016: A Busy Year for the Supreme Court of Virginia, Including 2 Significant Decisions for the Construction Industry
Month: July 2017
Thinking Beyond the Dispute Resolution Provision in Construction Disputes
Benjamin Pollock | King & Spalding | June 5, 2017 When parties cannot resolve a claim during a major construction project, the contracts dispute resolution provisions do not always need to read as step-by-step instructions. To the contrary, the situation may warrant a different approach that can be negotiated after the dispute arises. While agreement… Continue reading Thinking Beyond the Dispute Resolution Provision in Construction Disputes
Poisoning the Well: Washington Supreme Court Applies Efficient Proximate Cause to Eviscerate Pollution Exclusion in Liability Policy
Meredith Whigham Caiafa | PropertyCasualtyFocus | July 7, 2017 Professionals and practitioners in first party property insurance are likely familiar with the efficient proximate cause rule, which requires an insurance policy to provide coverage where “a covered peril sets in motion a causal chain,” even if subsequent causes-in-fact of the loss are excluded by the… Continue reading Poisoning the Well: Washington Supreme Court Applies Efficient Proximate Cause to Eviscerate Pollution Exclusion in Liability Policy
10 Subrogation Mistakes Insurance Companies Keep Making
Gary Wickert | Claims Journal | July 6, 2017 “Show me the money.” – Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire This year is the 20th anniversary of the 1996 romantic comedy Jerry Maguire. Its director, Cameron Crowe, just published the entire 5,000-word mission statement he wrote for his crisis-hit sports agent played by Tom Cruise. The… Continue reading 10 Subrogation Mistakes Insurance Companies Keep Making
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 26: Montana
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 5, 2017 In Montana, a jury may consider all relevant evidence when determining the actual cash value of the property damaged or destroyed.1 Under the broad evidence rule, the trier of fact “may consider any evidence logically tending to the formation of a correct estimate of… Continue reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 26: Montana