Contractors/Owners: Watch What You Say When a Dispute Arises

Earl K. Messer | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | August 14, 2018 After carefully negotiating the precise terms of a construction contract, parties sometimes let down their guard and become much less careful with communications regarding problems as the project proceeds. This can result in costly mistakes and litigation. A recent case illustrates how… Continue reading Contractors/Owners: Watch What You Say When a Dispute Arises

Protect Your Lien Rights Before the Project Begins

Daniel M. Murdock | Bradley Arant Boult Cummingss LLP | August 15, 2018 Claims of lien are common issues in any construction dispute. Filing claims of lien can often be complicated and sometimes tricky, especially for contractors and subcontractors performing work in multiple states. Although lien law greatly varies from state to state, several states… Continue reading Protect Your Lien Rights Before the Project Begins

Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute

Ashley Kellgren | Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry | August 17, 2018 In two separate opinions, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals reiterated the longstanding principle that issues regarding the quality of an insurer’s adjustment of a claim and bad faith should not be interjected into a first party insurance coverage action. In Citizens Prop. Ins.… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute

California Department of Insurance Issues Opinion That Underwriting Rules Submitted By Carriers Are Public Information

Lawrence Moon | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 19, 2018 Under California Insurance Code section 1861.05(b), most property and casualty insurers seeking a rate change must submit an application that includes various financial information and “such other information as the commissioner may require,” including what the Department of Insurance describes as “underwriting rules.”… Continue reading California Department of Insurance Issues Opinion That Underwriting Rules Submitted By Carriers Are Public Information

Rights, Remedies and Procedures for Addressing Construction Defect Claims in Florida

Scott Topolski | Cole Schotz | August 16, 2018 Florida has implemented a rather simple statutory scheme to address claims that a real property owner believes she may have against a contractor, subcontractor, supplier or design professional for construction defects on her property—whether those defects involve construction, repairs, remodeling or alterations to the property.  The… Continue reading Rights, Remedies and Procedures for Addressing Construction Defect Claims in Florida

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