Lorelie S. Masters, Patrick M. McDermott and Rachel E. Hudgins | Hunton Andrews Kurth In this post in the Blog’s Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series, we discuss the court’s ruling on the pollution exclusion in National Indemnity Co. v. State, 499 P.3d 516 (Mont. 2021). The exclusion at issue was the standard qualified pollution exclusion used… Continue reading Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: Pollution Exclusion
Month: February 2022
The Economic Loss Rule: From Where Does the Duty Arise?
Taylor Hite | Colorado Construction Litigiation When entering a contract under Colorado law or attempting to enforce your rights when the other party breaches a contract, it is important to know and understand what rights you have and what claims you can bring or defenses you may have. One important consideration is Colorado’s version of the… Continue reading The Economic Loss Rule: From Where Does the Duty Arise?
Fifth Circuit – – Damage to Property Beyond Insured’s Product/Work Not Precluded By ‘Your Product/Your Work Exclusion’
Anthony L. Miscioscia and Marianne Bradley | White and Williams On January 11, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in Siplast, Incorporated v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 795 (5th Cir. Jan. 11, 2022), finding that an insurer had a duty to defend its insured… Continue reading Fifth Circuit – – Damage to Property Beyond Insured’s Product/Work Not Precluded By ‘Your Product/Your Work Exclusion’
Performance Bond Primer: Need to Knows and Need to Dos
Rafael Boza | Gravel2Gavel If you are a construction contractor, you deal with performance bonds as part of your business and daily work. They are necessary for almost every project you are participating or will participate in, and, along with other sister bonds, constitute a basic tool to be able to work in construction. However,… Continue reading Performance Bond Primer: Need to Knows and Need to Dos
Virginia Mechanics’ Liens: What Contractors Need to Know
Jackson Nichols and Paul Felipe Williamson | Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. Our fourth installment briefly examines certain key parts of Virginia’s Mechanic’s Lien Law that contractors should be familiar with when undertaking a… Continue reading Virginia Mechanics’ Liens: What Contractors Need to Know