Kristopher Berr | Pepper Hamilton LLP | January 4, 2018 Pritchett Controls, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192182, 2017 WL 5591872 (D. Md. Nov. 21, 2017) James W. Ancel, Inc. (“JWA”) was the prime contractor on a project for the Maryland Transit Authority in Baltimore. JWA subcontracted a portion of… Continue reading Use of the Word “in” Indicates Geography; Use of the Word “of” Indicates Sovereignty
Month: January 2018
California Appellate Court Reinstates Construction Defect Claim, Recognizing Potential Coverage for “Ongoing Operations” Under Additional Insured Endorsement
Sergio F. Oehninger and Geoffrey B. Fehling | Hunton & Williams LLP | November 28, 2017 Earlier this month, a California court reinstated a general contractor’s construction defect coverage claim under its subcontractors’ additional insured endorsements, reversing summary judgment and holding that the fact that homeowners did not own their homes at the time the… Continue reading California Appellate Court Reinstates Construction Defect Claim, Recognizing Potential Coverage for “Ongoing Operations” Under Additional Insured Endorsement
What are the different types of solar flashing?
Kelly Pickerel | Solar Power World | December 18, 2017 Without flashing, a residential roof with solar might become a leaky mess. When holes are made in a roof—for vent pipes or solar mounts—flashing is the material used to stop water from leaking into the roof. The most common type of flashing is made of… Continue reading What are the different types of solar flashing?
Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster: Florida Supreme Court Answers the 11th Circuit’s Certified Question in the Affirmative
Jaret J. Fuente | Carlton Fields | December 20, 2017 In Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co., 832 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. 2016), the Eleventh Circuit certified the following question to the Florida Supreme Court: “Is the notice and repair process set forth in Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes a ‘suit’… Continue reading Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster: Florida Supreme Court Answers the 11th Circuit’s Certified Question in the Affirmative
Construction Defect Notice And Repair Process Was A “Suit,” Florida Supreme Court Decides
Steven A. Meyerwitz | Daily Business Review | January 8, 2018 The Florida Supreme Court, in response to a question certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, has ruled that the notice and repair process in chapter 558, Florida Statutes, which sets forth procedural requirements before a claimant may file an… Continue reading Construction Defect Notice And Repair Process Was A “Suit,” Florida Supreme Court Decides