Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP | November 26, 2014 On October 14, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania granted a motion for summary judgment filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (“State Farm”), seeking a declaration that it had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, Patrick… Continue reading Federal District Court in Pennsylvania Grants Summary Judgment To CGL Insurer Based Upon Lack of “Occurrence”
Tag: faulty workmanship
Contractor’s CGL Policy Doesn’t Cover Subcontractors’ Faulty Work: Appeals Court
Judy Greenwald – August 4, 2014 A construction company’s commercial general liability insurance policy does not provide coverage for faulty workmanship or subcontractor negligence, says an appeals court, in upholding a lower court ruling. Little Rock, Arkansas-based J-McDaniel Construction Co. Inc. purchased a CGL policy from a unit of the Great American Insurance Group, in… Continue reading Contractor’s CGL Policy Doesn’t Cover Subcontractors’ Faulty Work: Appeals Court
The Construction Advantage – Issue 5
Loss Ensuing from Faulty Workmanship Covered
Tred Eyerly – April 28, 2014 The court found coverage for damage resulting from faulty workmanship. Drury Co. v. Mo. United Sch. Ins. Counsel, 2014 Mo. App. LEXIS 319 (Mo. Ct. App. March 25, 2014). The School District entered a contract with general contractor, Penzel Construction Company, Inc., to build an addition to a high school.… Continue reading Loss Ensuing from Faulty Workmanship Covered
Alabama Supreme Court Decides Faulty Workmanship does not Constitute an Occurrence
Sarah D. Gordon and Harry Lee – September 30, 2013 In Owners Insurance Company v. Jim Carr Homebuilder LLC, No. 1120764, 2013 WL 5298575, at *6, __ So. 3d ___ (Ala. Sept. 20, 2013), the Alabama Supreme Court held that damages stemming from a homebuilder’s construction of a new house did not constitute an occurrence… Continue reading Alabama Supreme Court Decides Faulty Workmanship does not Constitute an Occurrence