Nicole Levine | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 13, 2017 If your home or business is affected by a disaster and you have purchased property damage insurance, you may immediately feel a sign of relief. That relief could be fleeting, upon a discovery that the promptly submitted insurance claim has been denied. Immediately… Continue reading New Jersey Denied Property Damage Claims
Month: August 2017
New Indemnity Law for Design Professionals
William Coggshall | Archer Norris | August 10, 2017 On April 28, 2017, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 496 (Cannella). The Bill, which is now codified in California Civil Code §2782.8, amended the statute to provide greater protection for design professionals. Under the prior law, design professionals1 that entered into contracts with public agencies where there was… Continue reading New Indemnity Law for Design Professionals
Construction Contracts And Arbitration Provisions: Is The Word “May” Mandatory? Maybe!
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | August 10, 2017 You don’t always say what you mean. And you don’t always mean what you say. In construction contracts, parties attempt to use plain and ordinary words to describe their respective obligations. As an example, when the parties use the word “shall” in their agreement, they… Continue reading Construction Contracts And Arbitration Provisions: Is The Word “May” Mandatory? Maybe!
Seventh Circuit Confirms Additional Insured’s Coverage for Alleged Construction Defects
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 9, 2017 The Seventh Circuit held that the underlying complaint alleged an occurrence by asserting that the painting subcontractor was negligent in causing damage to the building. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Decorating Serv., Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12516 (7th Cir. July 13, 2017). McHugh Construction, the… Continue reading Seventh Circuit Confirms Additional Insured’s Coverage for Alleged Construction Defects
Use It or Lose It: California Court of Appeal Addresses Statutes of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects and Damage to Real Property
Omar Parra and Jesse M. Sullivan | Haight, Brown & Bonesteel | August 2, 2017 The First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal recently confirmed California’s latent defect statute of limitations, codified in California Code of Civil Procedure section 337.15, bars only claims based on construction defects. Estuary Owners Association v. Shell Oil Company,… Continue reading Use It or Lose It: California Court of Appeal Addresses Statutes of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects and Damage to Real Property