Listen to What the Insurance Policy Says: Construing Commercial General Liability Exclusions Without Preconceptions

John Corbett | Barnes & Thornburg Construction Law Update | December 1, 2017 Insurance companies have long contended that commercial general liability (CGL) policies do not cover property damage involving alleged deficient workmanship by the insured. In a number of early cases, courts held that deficient workmanship cannot be an accident within the meaning of… Continue reading Listen to What the Insurance Policy Says: Construing Commercial General Liability Exclusions Without Preconceptions

Montana Supreme Court Holds that a Waiver of Consequential Damages and a Partial Limitation of Liability in a Design Contract are not Contrary to Montana Law

Emily D. Anderson | Constructlaw | November 30, 2017 Zirkelbach Constr., Inc. v. DOWL, LLC, 2017 Mont. Lexis 591 (Mont., Sept. 26, 2017) In interpreting a state statute which makes contractual limitations on a party’s liability unenforceable in certain instances, the Supreme Court of Montana recently upheld the validity of a contract provision in a… Continue reading Montana Supreme Court Holds that a Waiver of Consequential Damages and a Partial Limitation of Liability in a Design Contract are not Contrary to Montana Law

Court Holds Actual Cash Value Policy Provision Unconscionable

Charles Mathis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 2, 2017 Sometimes when researching one issue, a case will pop up that isn’t what we were looking for, but nonetheless is worthy of note. While I was trying to help a public adjuster with some case law research the other day, I came across… Continue reading Court Holds Actual Cash Value Policy Provision Unconscionable

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