Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii After several city citations and the eventual demolition of the insureds’ apartment building, their claim for coverage based on collapse was unsuccessful. Barker v. AmGuard Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 202069 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 7, 2022). The plaintiffs purchased a three-story multi-family apartment building… Continue reading Claim for Collapse After Demolition of Building Fails
Category: Insurance Claims
Global Claims – Are They Worth The Paper They Are Written On?
Clive Holloway | FTI Consulting This article considers the following questions: What is a global claim? How and why do global claims arise? What are the strengths and weaknesses of a global claim? In what situations are global claims appropriate? and can global claims succeed? What Is a Global Claim? As an accomplished construction professional… Continue reading Global Claims – Are They Worth The Paper They Are Written On?
Payment Bond Surety Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees Although Defended by Principal
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog For contractors involved in California public works projects the scenario is not uncommon: The general contractor awarded the public works project is required to obtain a payment bond for the benefit of subcontractors and suppliers and the payment bond surety issuing the payment bond requires the general contractor… Continue reading Payment Bond Surety Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees Although Defended by Principal
Smoke Damage a Source of Friction for ‘Standing Home Survivors’
Jim Sams | Claims Journal The lingering impact of smoke and soot is complicating insurers’ efforts to resolve homeowners claims from the Marshall Fire, which destroyed 1,084 homes in Boulder County, Colorado last December. An in-depth report posted online this week by the nonprofit Boulder Reporting Lab told the story of “standing home survivors,” homeowners who did… Continue reading Smoke Damage a Source of Friction for ‘Standing Home Survivors’
‘Wrongful Acts’ Includes Both Negligent and Intentional Acts
Ysabelle Reyes | Wiley Rein The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has held that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured condominium association and its board members against an underlying lawsuit because the association’s board members allegedly committed “Wrongful Acts” under the directors and officers… Continue reading ‘Wrongful Acts’ Includes Both Negligent and Intentional Acts