Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 2, 2017 Florida law is significantly more specific about who may work on, aid in, or prepare a claim for a policyholder. Many insurance restoration contractors, all insurance consultants, and all those non-licensed third parties who help contractors, policyholders and public adjusters with insurance claims… Continue reading Insurance Consultants and People Not Licensed as Public Adjusters Cannot Work on Property Insurance Claims
Month: July 2017
Florida Statutes of Limitations and Repose Governing Construction Claims Revised to Clarify Accrual Dates Effective July 1
Amandeep s. Kahlon | Buildsmart | July 6, 2017 Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott signed HB 377 providing for revisions to the Florida statutes of limitation and repose governing construction claims. The new law revises Fla. Stat. Sec. 95.11 (Limitations Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property) to clear up some confusion regarding when the… Continue reading Florida Statutes of Limitations and Repose Governing Construction Claims Revised to Clarify Accrual Dates Effective July 1
Colorado Supreme Court Repairs Defect in Construction Litigation Law
Richard M. Murray and Amy Hansen | Colorado Real Estate Journal | July 5, 2017 The Denver metropolitan area has faced a historic low in affordable housing, in particular the construction of new condominiums. Construction defect litigation has widely been accepted as a root cause for the near absence of new development. Colorado’s General Assembly… Continue reading Colorado Supreme Court Repairs Defect in Construction Litigation Law
Giant Concrete Coverage Suit Tests Conn. Bad Faith Laws
Ryan Boysen | Law 360 | July 3, 2017 National insurance giants including State Farm, AIG, Allstate and a slew of others are staring down the barrel of an unconventional proposed class action in Connecticut that could cost them billions of dollars and will test the limits of the state’s insurance industry bad faith laws — all because of… Continue reading Giant Concrete Coverage Suit Tests Conn. Bad Faith Laws
Minnesota Legislature Revises Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act
Steven R. Lindemann and Aalok K. Sharma | Stinson Leonard Street LLP | June 28, 2017 In recent years, very few condominium projects have been developed in Minnesota despite strong demand from potential condominium homeowners. Many developers attribute their reluctance to build condominiums to litigation risk and difficulty obtaining insurance and financing for condominium developments… Continue reading Minnesota Legislature Revises Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act