Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 19, 2019 Crawford has acknowledged that the insurance industry it serves is not living up to its good faith claims obligation in a recent publication. Here is the confession about the 2017 Hurricane season which it reported in Today’s Large & Complex Claims Landscape: Preparing for the… Continue reading Insurance Claim Payment Delay Following Expected Disasters is Epidemic
Month: August 2019
California Supreme Court Provides Rare Update on Inverse Condemnation Doctrine
Bradford B. Kuhn and Willis Hon | Nossaman | August 16, 2019 On August 15, 2019, the California Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) issued its first inverse condemnation opinion in more than 22 years in the case City of Oroville v. Superior Court of Butte County, Case No. S243247 (“Opinion”). In this unanimous opinion authored by Justice Cuéllar, the… Continue reading California Supreme Court Provides Rare Update on Inverse Condemnation Doctrine
Breach of Contract Exclusion Precludes Coverage
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs | August 14, 2019 Liability insurance policies are meant to cover claims brought against insureds by third-parties alleging a fortuitous event that causes damages. But most liability policies have exclusions that preclude coverage for certain events. For example, many policies exclude coverage for property damage to property owned… Continue reading Breach of Contract Exclusion Precludes Coverage
Notice of Completion Determines Mechanics Lien Deadline
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group The California Mechanics Lien is one of the most valuable collection devices available to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers who are unpaid for work performed and materials supplied in relation to a California Private Works project. The mechanics lien allows the claimant to sell the property where the work… Continue reading Notice of Completion Determines Mechanics Lien Deadline
Motion to Strike Insurer’s Expert Opinion Granted
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | June 19, 2019 The court granted the insured’s motion to strike the testimony of the insurer’s expert because the opinion lacked sufficient explanation or analysis. Affinity Mut. Ins. v. Thacker Air Conditioning Refrigeration Heating, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84713 (N.D. Ind. May 20, 2019). … Continue reading Motion to Strike Insurer’s Expert Opinion Granted