Denise M. Motta | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani This Bulletin provides guidance to contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and others to ensure compliance with contractual change order requirements in the event work on a construction project is impacted by price escalation. Construction projects are being impacted by increased costs for most construction materials. The Producer Price Index… Continue reading Price Escalation Impacts
Supply Chain Delay Recommendations
Denise M. Motta | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani This Bulletin provides guidance to contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and others to ensure compliance with contractual change order requirements in the event work on a construction project is impacted by supply chain delays. Contract Protection Tips: The construction industry is being impacted substantially by inability to obtain necessary… Continue reading Supply Chain Delay Recommendations
Florida Claims Administration Statute and Difference Between Policy Defense and Coverage Defense
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates A recent insurance coverage dispute involving an automobile liability insurance policy contains a worthy discussion, particularly on the difference between a policy defense and a coverage defense. In this case, the carrier did not provide a defense to the defendant and the plaintiff and defendant entered into a Coblentz agreement. The plaintiff, as assignee of the… Continue reading Florida Claims Administration Statute and Difference Between Policy Defense and Coverage Defense
Arizona Court Affirms Homeowners’ Association’s Right to Sue Over Construction Defects
Melissa Kenney | The Subrogation Strategist In Gallery Community Association v. K. Hovnanian at Gallery LLC, No. 1 CA-CV 23-0375, 2024 Ariz. App. Unpub. LEXIS 696 (Ct. App.), the Court of Appeals of Arizona (Court of Appeals) discussed whether a homeowners’ association can file an action for breach of the implied warranty of workmanship and habitability arising from… Continue reading Arizona Court Affirms Homeowners’ Association’s Right to Sue Over Construction Defects
Split Decision: Florida Districts Clash Over Insurance Coverage for Unperformed Repairs
Tiffany Bustamante | Property Insurance Law Observer In the recent decision Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Qureshi, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal held that homeowners cannot recover replacement cost benefits unless they have incurred expenses for repairs. The court emphasized that under both the insurance policy’s plain language and Florida Statute §627.7011(3)(a),… Continue reading Split Decision: Florida Districts Clash Over Insurance Coverage for Unperformed Repairs