Practical Law | August 18, 2016 In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of New Jersey recently held that insurers may be liable for consequential damages resulting from a subcontractor’s defective work under commercial general liability insurance policies. On August 4, 2016, in Cypress Point Condominium Association, Inc. v. Adria Towers, LLC, the… Continue reading NJ Supreme Court Holds Insurers Liable for Subcontractor’s Defective Work
Tag: New Jersey
Defective Construction Can Be a Covered Occurrence in New Jersey – the End of Weedo?
Caroline W. Spangenberg and Edmund M. Kneisel | Kilpatrick Townsend | July 23, 2015 Perhaps no case has generated as many citations and commentary (more than 1,880 citations, including 440 cases) on the subject of liability coverage for “construction defects” as Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc., 81 N.J. 233, 405 A.2d 788 (1979). For more than… Continue reading Defective Construction Can Be a Covered Occurrence in New Jersey – the End of Weedo?
New Jersey Court Applies Continuous Trigger Theory and Finds That No Coverage Is Available Because Damage Manifested Prior to Inception of Policy
Insurer Relies on Unpublished Court Opinion to Dodge Bad Faith
Robert Trautman | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 6, 2015 Readers of this blog are aware that New Jersey is not the best state in the land if you want to hold insurance carriers to their promises by way of bad faith. The process just got even harder in light of the Supreme Court’s… Continue reading Insurer Relies on Unpublished Court Opinion to Dodge Bad Faith
Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 5: New Jersey and New York
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 22, 2015 Since many attorneys in our firm are litigating numerous Superstorm Sandy claims on behalf of policyholders in New Jersey and New York, this week’s post on calculating actual cash value will focus on these two states. To determine actual cash value, New Jersey courts… Continue reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 5: New Jersey and New York