Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog In the days before cable, and long before Netflix, I watched my fair share of spaghetti westerns on lazy weekend afternoons. Bullets zinging past cowboys, knocking off hats, and ricocheting off rocks. But while you might get lucky and dodge a bullet, not so with a Gatling gun.*… Continue reading You May Be Able to Dodge a Bullet, But Not a Gatling Gun
Month: October 2020
Seven Signs a Claim is About to Go Wrong
Louie Castoria | Claims Magazine VETERAN CLAIMS EXECUTIVES know that sometimes lawsuits go off the rails. Juries can “run away,” key witnesses can crater on cross-examination, and judges can, occasionally, be injudicious. However, there are warning signs: It’s quiet, too quiet. Most insurers have reporting intervals stated in their litigation guidelines, but these represent minimum… Continue reading Seven Signs a Claim is About to Go Wrong
Snapchat This! That Little Green Card is Pretty Important Says One Court
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law We live in a world of e-mails, IMs, texts, Snapchats, TikToks, Instagrams and the occasional fax. Although information is transmitted instantaneously in today’s environment, proof of receipt of that information (often called “Notice”) remains subject to some very strict rules imposed by contract, case law or statute. Notice… Continue reading Snapchat This! That Little Green Card is Pretty Important Says One Court
South Carolina Federal Court Finds No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Damages Discovered Years After Occurrence-Based Policy Expiration
Roben West | PropertyCasualtyFocus Potential Six-Year Delay in Notice of Flood and Mold Damage “Substantially Prejudiced” Insurer In Atain Specialty Insurance Company v. Carolina Professional Builders, LLC et al., 2:18-cv-2352-BHH (D.S.C. Oct. 2, 2020), a federal judge in South Carolina granted summary judgment to an insurer after finding that the record clearly supported that although flood… Continue reading South Carolina Federal Court Finds No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Damages Discovered Years After Occurrence-Based Policy Expiration
Coverage for Defective Work? Michigan Joins Majority
Alexander G. Thrasher and Heather Howell Wright | International Law Office Michigan has joined the majority of jurisdictions in holding that a general liability policy may provide coverage for claims for property damage allegedly caused by the defective work of a subcontractor. In a unanimous decision reversing the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme… Continue reading Coverage for Defective Work? Michigan Joins Majority