Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | November 29, 2017 The court disagreed with the insurer’s attempt to limit additional insured status based upon the contract between the parties. Mays v. In re All C-Dive LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185874 (E.D. La. Nov. 9, 2017). Five employees of C-Dive LLC filed a lawsuit after… Continue reading Insurer’s Attempt to Limit Additional Insured Status Fails
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Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Broad Duty to Defend
Theresa A. Guertin and Tiffany Casanova | Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC The Supreme Court of Oregon issued a decision at the end of last year which perfectly illustrates the lengths to which a court may go to grant a contractor’s claim for defense from its insurer in a construction defect suit. In West Hills… Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Broad Duty to Defend
AIG Must Defend Additional Insureds
Joan Cotkin | Insurance Recovery Report | November 17, 2017 That it took an appellate court to order AIG’s Lexington Insurance to honor its additional insured obligations is a measure of how frequently insurers attempt to dodge this important contractual obligation. The case of McMillin Management Services v. Financial Pacific Insurance, et al., in the Fourth District… Continue reading AIG Must Defend Additional Insureds
Privity and Additional Insured Coverage
Larry P. Schiffer and Suman Chakraborty | Squire Patton Boggs | October 5, 2017 When a worker is injured on a construction job and sues the relevant parties, a side battle often ensues over which carrier has the duty to defend and indemnify the owner, general contractor or subcontractor based on the language in the… Continue reading Privity and Additional Insured Coverage
California Court of Appeal: Inserting The Phrase “Ongoing Operations” In An Additional Endorsement Is Not Enough to Preclude Coverage for Completed Operations
Gary Barrera | California Construction Law Blog | September 11, 2017 In a victory for additional insureds, a California appeals court held, in Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co., Cal.Ct.App. (4th Dist.), Docket No. D070478 (filed 8/30/17), that an insurer’s denial of coverage for completed operations based on the inclusion of the phrase “ongoing… Continue reading California Court of Appeal: Inserting The Phrase “Ongoing Operations” In An Additional Endorsement Is Not Enough to Preclude Coverage for Completed Operations