Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | May 21, 2018 The magistrate judge recommended that the insurer’s motion for summary judgment seeking to determine there was no coverage for claims of faulty workmanship be denied. Greystone Multi-Family Builders v. Gemini Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56770 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 26, 2018). TPG (Post Oak)… Continue reading Insurer Must Defend Contractor Against Claims of Faulty Workmanship
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Faulty Workmanship, Even if Charged as Negligence, Isn’t Fortuitous Enough to Be an “Occurrence” Under Liability Policy
Richard Wolf | Claims Journal | April 16, 2018 Every once in a while, a court teaches us by judicial decision an entire chapter of insurance law lessons we can carry with us, secure in the knowledge that we can reason our way to the right result in insurance coverage disputes. Such a court opinion… Continue reading Faulty Workmanship, Even if Charged as Negligence, Isn’t Fortuitous Enough to Be an “Occurrence” Under Liability Policy
Court Narrowly Interprets “Faulty Workmanship” Provision
Jeffrey J. Vita and Theresa A. Guertin | Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC | March 22, 2018 In a recent victory in their home state of Connecticut, Saxe Doernberger & Vita partners, Jeffrey Vita and Theresa Guertin, representing owner-developer 777 Main Street, LLC, overcame a summary judgment motion filed by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The Connecticut Superior… Continue reading Court Narrowly Interprets “Faulty Workmanship” Provision
Listen to What the Insurance Policy Says: Construing Commercial General Liability Exclusions Without Preconceptions
John Corbett | Barnes & Thornburg Construction Law Update | December 1, 2017 Insurance companies have long contended that commercial general liability (CGL) policies do not cover property damage involving alleged deficient workmanship by the insured. In a number of early cases, courts held that deficient workmanship cannot be an accident within the meaning of… Continue reading Listen to What the Insurance Policy Says: Construing Commercial General Liability Exclusions Without Preconceptions
Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
Gabrielle T. Kelly | Brouse McDowell | September 22, 2017 Good news for businesses in the construction industry: South Dakota has become the latest jurisdiction to hold that construction defect claims are covered by commercial general liability (CGL) policies. In Owners Insurance Company v. Tibke Construction, Inc., et al., the South Dakota Supreme Court held that… Continue reading Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims