Michelle Thompson | Repairer Driven News An insurance company is being sued by customers who claim they were unpaid on claims because the carrier deducted labor depreciation from their payouts. Illinois residents Betty and Daniel Grawe filed a class action complaint against Trumbull Insurance Co. last month, claiming it shortchanged them on a property damage… Continue reading Lawsuit: Insurer Underpaid Millions by Deducting Labor Depreciation From Claims
Month: March 2023
Construction Litigation Roundup: “I Never Had a Chance”
Daniel Lund III | Phelps Dunbar “I never had a chance.” Such was the plea of a general contractor to a Maryland federal court after having been terminated for failure to perform. “The Agreement provides no express right to cure,” found the court, weighing in on the contractor’s wrongful termination claim. Indeed, the contract was… Continue reading Construction Litigation Roundup: “I Never Had a Chance”
Construction Litigation Roundup: “A Sub(ro) Above?”
Daniel Lund III | Phelps Dunbar A sub(ro) above? An insurer seeking to be subrogated to the rights of its insureds against a general contractor was rebuffed by Texas courts based upon a waiver of subrogation in an arguably unsigned contract. The construction project was undertaken pursuant to a written agreement which contained a facially-valid… Continue reading Construction Litigation Roundup: “A Sub(ro) Above?”
Supreme Court Takes on Insurance Dispute
Lara Degenhart Cassidy and Adriana Perez | Hunton Andrews Kurth On Monday, March 6, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear an insurance coverage dispute, Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC. Insurance cases are few and far between in the high court, so both policyholders and their insurers will be watching the Great… Continue reading Supreme Court Takes on Insurance Dispute
No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test
Daniel Towns | Troutman Pepper In All Seasons Landscaping, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am., a Connecticut court considered for the first time whether the performance of warranty work tolls the statute of limitations on payment bond claims. The court ruled that it does not. It dismissed subcontractor All Seasons Landscaping, Inc.’s (ALS’s)… Continue reading No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test