Michael S. Levine | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | December 27, 2018 The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently granted summary judgment in favor of developer, KB Homes, ruling that Southern Owners Insurance Co. must defend KB Homes under various Commercial General Liability policies. The action arises from the construction… Continue reading Florida Federal Court Finds Insurer Must Defend Contractor in Defective Condo Construction Suit
Month: January 2019
Floating on Assumption: Navigating Construction Project Float Ownership
Whitney Judson | International Law Office | January 7, 2019 Introduction Construction project schedules are oftentimes the source of many disputes between project owners and contractors. These disputes notoriously evolve into the subject of litigation and arbitration claims that assign fault for delayed project completion to one party or another. A party finding itself in… Continue reading Floating on Assumption: Navigating Construction Project Float Ownership
Connecticutt Class Action on Collapse Claims Faces Motion to Dismiss
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | November 28, 2018 The federal district court dismissed some insurers from a class action suit alleging failure to provide coverage for collapse claims. Halloran v. Harleysville Preferred Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179807 (D. Conn. Oct. 19, 2018). A class of homeowners brought suit… Continue reading Connecticutt Class Action on Collapse Claims Faces Motion to Dismiss
Period of Restoration – Should the Time to Adjust the Claim be Considered? Part II
Iris Kuhn | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 26, 2018 The effort to mitigate the damage, gather supporting documents, and present an insurance claim, can for many policyholders prove to be the toughest part of the recovery process. After suffering a loss or business interruption, the main priority of most business owners is… Continue reading Period of Restoration – Should the Time to Adjust the Claim be Considered? Part II
Naughty or Nice. Contractor Receives Two Lumps of Coal in Administrative Dispute
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | January 7, 2019 So, how were your holidays? Hopefully you were good and didn’t receive a lump of coal from Santa. For one contractor, 2018, wasn’t such a good year. And as its name, Black Diamond, suggests, it did indeed receive a black diamond from the courts.… Continue reading Naughty or Nice. Contractor Receives Two Lumps of Coal in Administrative Dispute