Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 29, 2019 Minnesota Statute section 604.18, commonly known as Minnesota’s Bad Faith Law, permits an insured to add a claim to recover taxable costs based on an insurance company’s bad faith denial of policy benefits. The procedure for bringing a claim under section 604.18 differs… Continue reading Federal and State Court Split on Procedure for Alleging Bad Faith
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Supreme Court of Minnesota Holds Ventilator Motor Incorporated Into a Home’s HVAC System Qualifies as “Machinery” Excepted From the State’s Ten-Year Statute of Repose
John J. Gazzola | Pepper Hamilton LLP | July 26, 2018 Great N. Ins. Co. v. Honeywell Int’l, Inc., No. A16-0997, 2018 Minn. LEXIS 236 (May 9, 2018) This case arises out of a residential construction project and the installation of ventilators into a home’s HVAC system. Sixteen years after completion of the work, a… Continue reading Supreme Court of Minnesota Holds Ventilator Motor Incorporated Into a Home’s HVAC System Qualifies as “Machinery” Excepted From the State’s Ten-Year Statute of Repose
Recent Developments in Minnesota Construction Law
Steven R. Lindemann and Nicholas Loyal | Stinson Leonard Street LLP | July 25, 2018 Rulings by the Minnesota Supreme Court and bills passed by the state legislature continue to shift the legal framework of construction practice in the state of Minnesota. Outlined below is a review of some of these new developments in Minnesota… Continue reading Recent Developments in Minnesota Construction Law
MCIOA Amendments Change Construct Defect Claims Process
Daniel B. Greenstein | Bernick Lifson | September 28, 2017 A new law attempts to slow construction defect litigation. You have likely heard about the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (MCIOA) amendmentsfor some time — legislation, H.F. 1538, which was recently signed into law by Governor Dayton. These changes add language to the MCIOA concerning… Continue reading MCIOA Amendments Change Construct Defect Claims Process
A Primer for Contractors: Getting paid — Fact or Fiction?
Blake R. Nelson | Hellmuth & Johnson | July 27, 2017 As a contractor, getting paid for work completed isn’t always as easy as collecting onsite or sending an invoice. Hellmuth & Johnson construction law attorney Blake Nelson answers fact or fiction when it comes to collections, interest and liens and Minnesota state law. It is legal… Continue reading A Primer for Contractors: Getting paid — Fact or Fiction?