Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Eighth Circuit found there was no coverage for the insured’s faulty workmanship. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., S.I. v. Mid-American Grain Distributors, LLC, 958 F.3d 748 (8th Cir. 2020). Mid-American contracted with Lehenbauer to design and construct a grain storage and distribution facility for… Continue reading No Coverage for Counterclaim Arising from Insured’s Faulty Workmanship
Month: August 2020
Subcontractors Found Liable to Reimburse Insurer Defense Costs in Equitable Subrogation Action
Christopher Kendrick and Valerie A. Moore | Haight Brown & Bonesteel In Pulte Home Corp. v. CBR Electric, Inc. (No. E068353, filed 6/10/20), a California appeals court reversed the denial of an equitable subrogation claim for reimbursement of defense costs from contractually obligated subcontractors to a defending insurer, finding that all of the elements for equitable subrogation… Continue reading Subcontractors Found Liable to Reimburse Insurer Defense Costs in Equitable Subrogation Action
Subrogation Claims And Arbitration Clauses In Construction Contracts
David H. Fisk | Kane Russell Coleman Logan In Texas, while an insurer can assert a subrogation claim independently of its insured, the insurer still stands in the shoes of its insured, meaning the insurer’s claims are limited to those the insured could bring and are subject to the same defenses. A common defense when… Continue reading Subrogation Claims And Arbitration Clauses In Construction Contracts
A General Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships in USA
Armando Rivera Jacobo | White & Case An extract from The Public-Private Partnership Law Review, 6th Edition Overview It has been said that the development of the modern form of PPP can be traced back to the power purchase agreements developed in the United States (US) during the 1980s, which provided for a two-component compensation… Continue reading A General Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships in USA
Minnesota Automatic-Approval Rule Secures CUP and Saves Solar Project
Monica Wilson Dozier, Christopher A. Bowles and Amandeep S. Kahlon | Buildsmart One of the challenges of renewable energy development is managing the permitting process. Understanding how to navigate state and local laws can be integral to a developer’s permitting success, especially where a community may be hostile to the prospective power project. The Court… Continue reading Minnesota Automatic-Approval Rule Secures CUP and Saves Solar Project