Patrick McKnight | The Dispute Resolver Four and half years ago the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the globe, bringing with it interesting, but challenging, legal problems for construction attorneys. Construction projects ground to a halt. Ever-changing guidance from authorities ranging from the U.S. Department of Labor to local health authorities resulted in a web of evolving obligations… Continue reading COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims Four Years Later: What Have We Learned?
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And Yet One More Thing to Add to Your List of “Uncertainties”
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog We’re at war. One fought from the confines of our homes. As we enter into week four of California’s “shelter in place” order, and with experts saying that we may not be able to loosen (let alone, withdraw) restrictions until May at the earliest, many are thinking about… Continue reading And Yet One More Thing to Add to Your List of “Uncertainties”
Business Interruption: Strategies for Resolution
Iris Kuhn | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 1, 2019 A business interruption claim does not always end up in litigation. There are basic techniques that an insured may consider expediting and presenting a claim that may result in a fair resolution of a business interruption claim. The Business Interruption Book: Coverage, Claims, and… Continue reading Business Interruption: Strategies for Resolution
Court Allows Insured to Recover Business Income for Potential Contingency Fees
Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 1, 2018 On August 22, 2013, a fire destroyed an office building where one tenant, Bernstein Liebhard LLP, was a mass tort law practice. The firm’s mass tort practice was shut down for a year. The insured law firm sued Sentinel Insurance Company Limited for… Continue reading Court Allows Insured to Recover Business Income for Potential Contingency Fees
Business Interruption Claims – Calculating The Period of Restoration
Kevin Pollack | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 2, 2017 Business interruption coverage provides protection against loss of income when a business suffers property damage from an insured peril (e.g., fire, water loss) that interrupts the operation of the business.1 A typical business interruption policy form provides that the insurer will pay the… Continue reading Business Interruption Claims – Calculating The Period of Restoration