Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | March 28, 2018 The New York Court of Appeals, in a split decision, has focused on one word in deciding that a owner’s construction manager was not entitled to additional insured status on the general contractor’s policy. The contract required the GC to include the owner, DASNY,… Continue reading Unfortunate (and Unexpected) Restriction on Additional Insured Status
Tag: New York
New York Insurance Law: Under Construction
Seth Schafler and Om V. Alladi | Proskauer | March 30, 2018 Imagine you hired a general contractor to renovate the master bathroom of your home. The general contractor hired a subcontractor to do the plumbing work, but the subcontractor botched the job, resulting in a massive leak causing extensive damage to other areas of… Continue reading New York Insurance Law: Under Construction
Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Collapse Coverage Fails
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | March 7, 2018 The insurer’s motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the insured’s claim for collapse coverage was rejected by the Supreme Court of New York. Parauda v. Encompass Ins. Co. of Am., 2018 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 269 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 25, 2018). The insureds submitted… Continue reading Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Collapse Coverage Fails
Are You Sure You’re an “Additional Insured”? The Second Circuit Says You May Not Be
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | March 6, 2018 In a previous blog post we discussed a New York trial court decision in which the court granted additional insured status to entities that did not contract with the named insured, but were referenced by category in the named insured’s subcontract. But before concluding you’ve got additional insurance,… Continue reading Are You Sure You’re an “Additional Insured”? The Second Circuit Says You May Not Be
Will New York Law Go the Way of Weedo: Tenth Circuit Predicts New York Court of Appeals Will Hold that Property Damage Caused by a Subcontractor’s Defective Workmanship Can Constitute an Occurrence Under a Contractor’s CGL Policy
Bryan Keane and Katie Pfeifer | Dorsey | February 15, 2018 On February 13, 2018, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision, which concluded that, under New York law, the property damage caused by a subcontractor’s faulty workmanship did not qualify as a covered occurrence because the only damages were to… Continue reading Will New York Law Go the Way of Weedo: Tenth Circuit Predicts New York Court of Appeals Will Hold that Property Damage Caused by a Subcontractor’s Defective Workmanship Can Constitute an Occurrence Under a Contractor’s CGL Policy