Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Connecticut courts have been inundated with collapse cases the past couple of years due to insureds’ living in homes that were constructed with defective concrete manufactured by J.J. Mottes Concrete Company. In a duo of cases, the Connecticut Supreme Court responded to a certified question from the… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Further Refines Meaning of “Collapse”
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Insured’s Leaky “Abrupt” Interpretation of All-Risk Insurance Collapses Under Eleventh Circuit Scrutiny
D. Barret Broussard | Property Casualty Focus In S.O. Beach Corp. v. Great American Insurance Company of New York, No. 18-1967 (11th Cir. Oct. 31, 2019), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in full to the insurer, finding there was no ambiguity in the all-risk policy’s definition of a “collapse” as… Continue reading Insured’s Leaky “Abrupt” Interpretation of All-Risk Insurance Collapses Under Eleventh Circuit Scrutiny
Insurer Awarded Summary Judgment on Collapse Claim
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Eleventh Circuit agreed with the insurer that there was no coverage for a collapse under the policy. S.O. Beach Corp. v. Great Am. Ins. Co.,2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 32569 (11th Cir. Oct. 31, 2019). S.O. Beach Corporation and Larios on the Beach, Inc (“Larios”) owned… Continue reading Insurer Awarded Summary Judgment on Collapse Claim
Connecticut Supreme Court Fortifies Crumbling Foundation Claim Denials in Trio of Insurer Victories
Brendan Gooley | Property Casualty Focus A year ago, we wrote about a rapidly emerging area of insurance litigation in Connecticut: crumbling foundations. As a quick recap, tens of thousands of homes in northeastern Connecticut built over a span of more than 30 years may have been constructed with defective concrete that causes basement walls to prematurely deteriorate and… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Fortifies Crumbling Foundation Claim Denials in Trio of Insurer Victories
Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment to Reject Collapse Coverage Denied
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | September 9, 2019 The insurer unsuccessfully moved for summary judgment seeking to reject the insured’s collapse claim. Gnannn v. United Servs. Auto, Ass’n, 2019 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1955 (Conn. Super Ct. July 11, 2019). The insureds’ home was built in 1985 and they purchased… Continue reading Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment to Reject Collapse Coverage Denied