Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP | March 21, 2017 In Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Metro North Condo. Ass’n, No. 16-1868, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 4107 (7th Cir. Mar. 8, 2017), the Seventh Circuit had occasion to consider whether claims of faulty workmanship could constitute “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” as… Continue reading Seventh Circuit Finds Faulty Work Not a Covered “Occurrence”
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Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Matthew D. Stockwell | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | March 21, 2017 Is damage resulting from faulty workmanship covered under your CGL policy? In the past, insurers have had success in certain jurisdictions arguing that construction defect cases did not constitute a covered “occurrence” because the damage was purportedly not unintended or unexpected. In… Continue reading Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Completed-Operations Coverage: What Is Included and Excluded from Your Commercial General Liability Policy?
Barbara Jordan and Donald Leach | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | January 31, 2017 In 2008, Ohio Northern University (ONU) entered into a contract with Charles Construction Services, Inc. (CCS) for the construction of The Inn, a new luxury hotel and conference center on ONU’s Campus, consisting of 57,000 square feet of space, including guest… Continue reading Completed-Operations Coverage: What Is Included and Excluded from Your Commercial General Liability Policy?
A Known Construction Defect Left Uncorrected Is Not An Accidental “Occurrence”
Troutman Sanders | January 23, 2017 In Navigators v. Moorefield, the court addresses two coverage questions in the context of a commercial general liability insurer’s action for reimbursement of all amounts it paid toward the settlement of construction defect litigation against its general contractor insured. First, if the policy states that it covers property damage… Continue reading A Known Construction Defect Left Uncorrected Is Not An Accidental “Occurrence”
No “Occurrence” Found Where Contractor Intentionally Performed Defective Work With The Hope It Would Not Cause Property Damage
Steven R. Inouye and George P. Soares | Gordon & Rees LLP | January 20, 2017 The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, affirmed in part and reversed in part an order awarding an insurance company its $1 million policy limits used to settle a construction defect claim on behalf of an insured general… Continue reading No “Occurrence” Found Where Contractor Intentionally Performed Defective Work With The Hope It Would Not Cause Property Damage