Stephen S. Asay | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | September 6, 2016 Since 1979, commercial general liability (CGL) insurers have relied on the New Jersey Supreme Court case of Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc. and its progeny to argue that a subcontractor’s defective work can never qualify as an “occurrence” under a standard form ISO… Continue reading A Subcontractor’s Defective Work Is an Occurrence: Weedo Wobbles … and Falls Down
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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
“Sales Misrepresentation” Claim Does Not Get Around Statute of Repose for Construction Defects
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | September 1, 2016 Gotta hand it to them. Plaintiffs who presumably recognized that any claim for design or construction defects would be barred by the New Jersey statute of repose filed a lawsuit alleging that the developer misrepresented the quality of the septic system, premature failure of… Continue reading “Sales Misrepresentation” Claim Does Not Get Around Statute of Repose for Construction Defects
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