Joshua Fruchter | Merge Mediation Group | September 4, 2019 Standardized commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies impose a “duty to defend” that obligates insurers to defend insureds against “suits” seeking damages for claims potentially covered by the policy. The existence of a duty to defend is determined by the allegations in the “suit” filed… Continue reading Does a Mediation Trigger the Duty to Defend Under a CGL Insurance Policy?
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No CGL Coverage for Building Contractor’s Shoddy Workmanship Causing Damage to the Work Itself
Richard Wolf | Claims Journal | December 6, 2016 In a decision filed November 18, 2016, Arkansas U. S. district judge Susan Webber Wright, the same jurist who in 1998 handed a defeat to Paula Jones in her sexual harassment lawsuit against then President Bill Clinton, dealt this time with a more tame but still… Continue reading No CGL Coverage for Building Contractor’s Shoddy Workmanship Causing Damage to the Work Itself
What Constitutes an “Occurrence” in your CGL Policy?
Matthew M. Brady | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | December 5, 2014 In Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. AMSCO Windows, No. 13-4155, 2014 WL 6679589, at *3 (10th Cir. Nov. 26, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, held that construction defects brought against a window manufacturer (“AMSCO”) were “occurrences” as defined under the… Continue reading What Constitutes an “Occurrence” in your CGL Policy?
More “Texas Justice” For Policyholder On Contractual Liability Exclusion
Nathan Lander | Risk and Recovery: Legal Insights for the Insured | November 4, 2014 On October 29, the Fifth Circuit reversed itself for the second time this year in a case involving the interpretation of a contractual liability exclusion in a CGL policy. This recent decision by the Fifth Circuit in Crownover v. Mid-Continent Casualty… Continue reading More “Texas Justice” For Policyholder On Contractual Liability Exclusion
Mind the Details: Make Sure your WRAP Coverage is Done Right
James Vorhis | Litigation Advocates | October 10, 2014 A client recently asked for advice about insuring their development project with a wrap insurance policy. As we talked through the pros and cons, I was reminded of the intricacies of wrap insurance products. Undoubtedly, wrap insurance is a critical risk mitigation tool for many developers, owners,… Continue reading Mind the Details: Make Sure your WRAP Coverage is Done Right