Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 6, 2018 Last year I wrote a blogpost about the large class action lawsuit in Connecticut centered on the crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite in the concrete poured by the J.J. Mottes Company in approximately 20,000 buildings across Connecticut. Recently, a federal judge has asked the Connecticut… Continue reading Federal Court Certifies Question Regarding Collapse to Connecticut Supreme Court
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What is a Collapse? Crumbling Concrete Case is Catalyst for Coverage Query Certified to State Supreme Court
Verne Pedro | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 29, 2018 Recognizing the public policy implications of an unsettled, recurring coverage issue involving crumbling concrete foundations in thousands of Connecticut homes, U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill recently certified the following insurance coverage question to the Supreme Court of Connecticut: What constitutes a “substantial… Continue reading What is a Collapse? Crumbling Concrete Case is Catalyst for Coverage Query Certified to State Supreme Court
Terminating a Contract? Dot the i’s and Cross the t’s!
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | October 24, 2017 From a Connecticut trial court comes a reminder to follow the contract process when terminating a contract. Failure to do so could constitute a breach by the one issuing the termination letter. A sub and general contractor had many changes, claims and disputes on… Continue reading Terminating a Contract? Dot the i’s and Cross the t’s!
Tic Toc Tic Toc: The Clock Is Running on Construction and Design Claims by the State of Connecticut Beginning October 1, 2017
Niel Franzese | Robinson & Cole | October 11, 2017 Our readers may recall that Public Act No. 15-28 was signed by the Governor back in 2015, subjecting the State of Connecticut and its political subdivisions to a statute of limitations for asserting actions and claims arising out of “construction-related work.” The law became effective… Continue reading Tic Toc Tic Toc: The Clock Is Running on Construction and Design Claims by the State of Connecticut Beginning October 1, 2017
Connecticut Notice of Claim Requirements
Jennifer Van Voorhis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 30, 2017 Contrary to most New York policies which require notice to be given “promptly”, Connecticut policies tend to require notice “as soon as practical.” Prior to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Arrowood Indemnity Co. v. King,1Connecticut law held that an insurer… Continue reading Connecticut Notice of Claim Requirements