Kerianne E. Kane | SDV Insights | May 28, 2019 What do you do when your house falls out from underneath you? Over the last few years, homeowners in northeastern Connecticut have been suing their insurers for denying coverage for claims based on deteriorating foundations in their homes. The lawsuits, which have come to be… Continue reading Connecticut Crumbling Concrete Cases Not Covered Under “Collapse” Provision in Homeowner’s Policy
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Another Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit For Crumbling Foundation, But Some Relief May Be Forthcoming
Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | January 9, 2019 I’ve previously written about the issues insureds are facing in Connecticut regarding crumbling foundations. In a blow to insureds in Connecticut affected by crumbling foundations due to the infusion of pyrrhotite, a mineral which gradually deteriorates concrete when exposed to water and oxygen, the Federal… Continue reading Another Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit For Crumbling Foundation, But Some Relief May Be Forthcoming
Connecticutt Class Action on Collapse Claims Faces Motion to Dismiss
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | November 28, 2018 The federal district court dismissed some insurers from a class action suit alleging failure to provide coverage for collapse claims. Halloran v. Harleysville Preferred Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179807 (D. Conn. Oct. 19, 2018). A class of homeowners brought suit… Continue reading Connecticutt Class Action on Collapse Claims Faces Motion to Dismiss
Connecticut Supreme Court Again Asked to Determine the Meaning of Collapse
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | July 25, 2018 Faced with a series of policies, earlier ones which did not define collapse, newer policies which did, the court determined there was a possibility of coverage under the older policies which did not define collapse. Vera v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist.… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Again Asked to Determine the Meaning of Collapse
Connecticut Court Holds Unresolved Coverage Issues Makes Appraisal Premature
Michael S. Levine, Lorelie S. Masters & Geoffrey B. Fehling | Hunton Andrews Kurth | July 2, 2018 A Connecticut court recently denied a motion to compel appraisal of a claim for coverage of a commercial property damage claim, holding that, where the insurance policy at issue provides for appraisal of disputes related to the… Continue reading Connecticut Court Holds Unresolved Coverage Issues Makes Appraisal Premature