C. Todd Hewes | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | November 21, 2016 When general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals face claims or lawsuits arising from original construction or remediation of condominium projects, one of the most important—and also sometimes one of the most difficult tasks—has always been to catalog, usually by unit number,… Continue reading Pre-Litigation Requirements For Condo Associations
Tag: Texas
Texas Should Look to Georgia on Mandatory Arbitration Issue
Patrick McGinnis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 1, 2016 We know an insurance company has submitted to the Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) a policy that requires mandatory arbitration in the event of a dispute on a claim. TDI won’t disclose which carrier submitted the new policy form or provide a copy… Continue reading Texas Should Look to Georgia on Mandatory Arbitration Issue
“It’s Cheaper To Kill A Mare In Texas Than It Is To Cripple Her”: Texas Supreme Court Unifies Loss-Of-Use Damages in Property Damage Cases
Patrick McGinnis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 11, 2016 Sometimes personal property is partially damaged and sometimes it is completely destroyed. For reasons not altogether clear, the rule in Texas had been that a claimant could only recover loss-of-use damages when his property was partially damaged (capable of repair). A Texas claimant… Continue reading “It’s Cheaper To Kill A Mare In Texas Than It Is To Cripple Her”: Texas Supreme Court Unifies Loss-Of-Use Damages in Property Damage Cases
#6 – New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
David H. Fisk | Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC | September 10, 2015 Before filing a lawsuit or initiating an arbitration proceeding pertaining to a construction defect, a condominium association in Texas with eight or more units must now comply with the newly added Section 82.119 to Chapter 82 of the Texas Property Code.… Continue reading #6 – New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
“Dazed and Confused” about Ambiguity in Texas
Patrick C. McGinnis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 6, 2015 I have been handling property damage cases since Hurricane Rita hit the Beaumont, Texas area in 2005. Much more prevalent these days are allegations that a provision of the insurance policy is ambiguous, and therefore, must be interpreted in a way more… Continue reading “Dazed and Confused” about Ambiguity in Texas