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
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New Jersey Supreme Court Issue Important Decision for Homeowners and Contractors
Wally Zimolong | Supplemental Conditions | August 23, 2016 The lack of insurance coverage for a contractor’s faulty workmanship is the bane of both homeowners looking to recover damage for defective work and contractors seeking to defend against such claims. In many states, like Pennsylvania, courts hold that faulty workmanship is not an “occurrence” that… Continue reading New Jersey Supreme Court Issue Important Decision for Homeowners and Contractors
Subcontractor Exception Torpedoes Insurers’ Defense To Faulty Workmanship Claim
Daniel G. Enriquez and Robert D. Helfand | PropertyCasualtyFocus | September 16, 2016 As this blog has reported, a line of cases deciding coverage disputes over faulty workmanship runs against (or, at least, around) a basic rule for interpreting insurance policies. Under that rule, the scope of coverage is determined by a policy’s insuring clause, which… Continue reading Subcontractor Exception Torpedoes Insurers’ Defense To Faulty Workmanship Claim
Court Holds Damages Consequential to Subcontractors Faulty Workmanship is an “Occurrence” and “Property Damage” Under Plain Language of Standard Form Commercial General Liability Policy
Nicole Levine | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 24, 2016 New Jersey has joined a growing number of jurisdictions in ruling that damages from a subcontractor’s faulty workmanship may trigger coverage under a Developer/General Contractor’s Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policy. On August 4, 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court rendered a unanimous decision… Continue reading Court Holds Damages Consequential to Subcontractors Faulty Workmanship is an “Occurrence” and “Property Damage” Under Plain Language of Standard Form Commercial General Liability Policy
New Jersey Supreme Court Issue Important Decision for Homeowners and Contractors
Wally Zimolong | Supplemental Conditions | August 23, 2016 The lack of insurance coverage for a contractor’s faulty workmanship is the bane of both homeowners looking to recover damage for defective work and contractors seeking to defend against such claims. In many states, like Pennsylvania, courts hold that faulty workmanship is not an “occurrence” that… Continue reading New Jersey Supreme Court Issue Important Decision for Homeowners and Contractors