George B. Hall, Jr. | Phelps Dunbar LLP | June 17, 2015 A federal court in Texas granted summary judgment to an insurer based on a water damage exclusion that it did not owe coverage for damages resulting from the back-up of water or sewage from outside a plumbing system. Durrett v. Nationwide Property & Cas.… Continue reading Federal Court in Texas Grants Insurer’s Summary Judgment on Water Damage Exclusion
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Texas Supreme Court Reinforces that Subcontractors May be Liable to Property Owners
Kat Statman and Eddie De Los Santos – The Dispute Resolver – September 16, 2014 On August 22, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that both the trial court and the court of appeals improperly dismissed a property owner’s claim for negligence against a subcontractor for improper plumbing installation in Chapman Custom Homes, Inc. v.… Continue reading Texas Supreme Court Reinforces that Subcontractors May be Liable to Property Owners
Insurance Policy Tear-out Provision May Require Insurance Carrier To Pay For Costs To Repair Plumbing
Shaun Marker – November 12, 2013 First-party property insurance policies often contain tear-out provisions that provide coverage for situations where there is a leak in the pipes of the plumbing system, and to repair the plumbing system from which the water escaped, there is a need to tear-out building materials to access the pipes. What… Continue reading Insurance Policy Tear-out Provision May Require Insurance Carrier To Pay For Costs To Repair Plumbing