Jonathan Bukowski | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 12, 2018 As discussed in a previous post, Colorado allows policyholders—even repair vendors such as contractors or roofers where there has been an assignment of insurance benefits—to bring a cause of action for bad faith where an insurance company unreasonably delays or denies the payment of covered insurance… Continue reading Court Says Claims for Unreasonable Delay or Denial of Insurance Benefits Can Be Filed Beyond One Year
Month: June 2018
New Jersey Senate Passes Bad Faith Bill
Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 10, 2018 Recently, the New Jersey Senate passed S-2144, entitled the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act. While the bill still must go through the Assembly and be signed by the Governor, this is much welcomed news by insureds and their representatives. Since 1993, insureds have… Continue reading New Jersey Senate Passes Bad Faith Bill
Contract Ambiguity Affected Accrual of Claim, and Statute of Limitations Analysis
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | June 2, 2018 A seemingly minor ambiguity in contract terms, probably unnoticed at the time, has affected the timeliness of a claim for construction defects. The contract was signed in 2008, after the 2007 updates to the AIA contract forms had been published. The contract form, in… Continue reading Contract Ambiguity Affected Accrual of Claim, and Statute of Limitations Analysis
Investigators Explain Focus on Pre-Collapse Cracking in Florida Bridge
Scott Judy and Richard Korman | ENRSoutheast | May 24, 2018 A final determination of the deadly accident’s cause could take 24 months Elevation of the pedestrian bridge that collapsed in March, recently released by the National Transportation Safety Board. It shows the location of cracks in photos in the text below (a third image… Continue reading Investigators Explain Focus on Pre-Collapse Cracking in Florida Bridge
Time’s Up! Or Is It?
Dara Jebrock and Lindy Keown | CLM | Spring 2018 Proposed legislation in Florida would lengthen the statute of repose for counter, cross and third-party claims in construction defect. The time for bringing certain actions for latent construction defects in Florida may be relaxed, depending on the outcome of proposed legislation. Senate Bill 536 and… Continue reading Time’s Up! Or Is It?