Denise Sze | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 6, 2017 In a past blog, I explored how the interpretation of California Civil Instruction (CACI) 2334 is impacting the law. This week, we look at the CACI instruction to analyze how an insurer’s “unreasonable” behavior is deciphered to potentially give rise to a bad… Continue reading What Unreasonable Behavior of the Insurer Gives Rise to Bad Faith in California?
Month: October 2017
Construction Contracts, Third Party Claims and Tort Law Liability
Carl R. Pebworth | Faegre Baker Daniels | October 5, 2017 What tort obligations does a design professional on a construction project owe to non-parties — like, for example, the persons who will use what has been designed after it is built? Tort law involves the idea of a duty of care that the design… Continue reading Construction Contracts, Third Party Claims and Tort Law Liability
Residency and Personal Property Opinion Vacated
Michelle E. Gaston and Katherine MacCorkle Mullins | Steptoe & Johnson | October 5, 2017 Based upon the agreement of the parties, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia vacated and withdrew the memorandum opinion previously issued by the Court in Shank v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am., No 2:15-CV-09033, 2016… Continue reading Residency and Personal Property Opinion Vacated
Risk Management 101: Tailor Your Construction Insurance Requirements to the Discipline so You Don’t Get Taken to the Cleaners
James P. Bobotek | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | October 3, 2017 In the world of construction, whether you’re a lender, owner, contractor or subcontractor, your success hinges largely on risk management. While there’s no substitute for sound business and construction practices (such as proper preconstruction planning, proven construction means and methods, use of… Continue reading Risk Management 101: Tailor Your Construction Insurance Requirements to the Discipline so You Don’t Get Taken to the Cleaners
Public-Private Partnerships: Navigating the Ins and Outs of P3s
Marti McCaleb | Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt | October 3, 2017 Earlier this year, the Public-Private Partnership (P3) Committee of the Washington Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) submitted draft legislation that would make significant changes to Washington’s current statutory structure for public-private partnerships. A P3 is a contractual relationship between a public agency and… Continue reading Public-Private Partnerships: Navigating the Ins and Outs of P3s