Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | January 4, 2016 The district court found that under Illinois law, the damage caused by the insured’s faulty workmanship to portions of building beyond the scope of its own work was covered under a CGL policy. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Decorating Serv., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXS 159140… Continue reading Coverage Found for Faulty Workmanship Damaging Other Property
Tag: “Occurrence”
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?
Pennsylvania Court Holds Faulty Workmanship Not an Occurrence
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP | March 27, 2015 In its recent decision in Nat’l Fire Ins. Co. v. Gabe’s Constr. Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37533 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 25, 2015), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, applying Wisconsin law, had occasion to consider whether an underlying construction… Continue reading Pennsylvania Court Holds Faulty Workmanship Not an Occurrence
Water Damage Occurring Over Several Year Period Can Be “Occurrence” Covered Under Insurance Policy–Part 3
Shawn Marker | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 2, 2015 As a follow up to my two earlier posts on this topic, Water Damage Occurring Over Several Year Period Can Be “Occurrence” Covered Under Insurance Policy—Parts 1 and 2, Chubb had filed a motion for rehearing with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that had… Continue reading Water Damage Occurring Over Several Year Period Can Be “Occurrence” Covered Under Insurance Policy–Part 3
A Loss That Continued for Sixteen Years is Allowed to Proceed
Brandee Bower | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | January 9, 2015 In Strauss v. Chubb Indemnity Insurance Company,1 the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found a loss in Wisconsin that continued for sixteen years could proceed pursuant to the “continuous trigger theory” and was not time-barred. The plaintiffs constructed a home in Wisconsin in 1994… Continue reading A Loss That Continued for Sixteen Years is Allowed to Proceed