Nicole Vinson | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 26, 2019 Chip Merlin posted about the Wear and Tear Exclusion just last month in Wear and Tear Exclusions Versus Depreciation For Resulting Damage To Worn and Torn Older Parts of a Structure. Explaining about wear and tear, Chip gave this example: The judge made up… Continue reading Why is the Carrier so Quick to Argue the Wear and Tear Exclusion?
Month: July 2019
When Does Pre-Award Interest Begin to Run on an Appraisal Award?
Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 25, 2019 I recently had a public adjuster reach out to me asking me how pre-award interest on an appraisal award was calculated. Coincidently, in Creekview of Hugo Association v. Owners Insurance Company,1 the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota recently addressed the application of… Continue reading When Does Pre-Award Interest Begin to Run on an Appraisal Award?
Delayed Insurance Payment? Texas Does Not Allow Insurers To Profit From Nonpayment During Appraisal
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 29, 2019 Rene Sigman of Merlin Law Group’s Houston office was getting some pretty good results for clients this week when she sent me a Texas Supreme Court appraisal case which makes delaying insurers more accountable for inaccurate or plain wrongful estimates of the benefits owed to policyholders. All… Continue reading Delayed Insurance Payment? Texas Does Not Allow Insurers To Profit From Nonpayment During Appraisal
Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners
John Bolesta and Keahn Morris | Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog | June 4, 2019 It is unlawful for unions to secondarily picket construction sites or to coercively enmesh neutral parties in the disputes that a union may have with another employer. This area of the law is governed by the National Labor Relations Act… Continue reading Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners
Accessory Dwelling Units Authorized in New Construction
Charles Higley and Katy Tang | Farella Braun + Martell | June 20, 2019 New legislation passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 18 now authorizes the addition of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in new construction projects for single-family homes and multi-family buildings. The City offers two ways to build an ADU.… Continue reading Accessory Dwelling Units Authorized in New Construction