The Contractual Liability Exclusion In Insurance Contracts

Schwartz, Conroy & Hack General liability insurance policies typically contain several exclusions. One of the most common of these is the exclusion barring coverage for liability that the policyholder assumes through contracts with other parties. Depending on your business, it may be advisable to purchase a contractual liability endorsement as an add-on to your general… Continue reading The Contractual Liability Exclusion In Insurance Contracts

No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Based Upon Exclusion for Contractual Assumption of Liability

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | June 5, 2019     The Supreme Court for West Virginia determined the policy’s contractual assumption exclusion barred coverage for the general contractor based upon claims of faulty workmanship. J.A. St & Assocs. v. Bitco Gen. Ins. Corp., 2019 W. Va. LEXIS 205 (May 1, 2019).    … Continue reading No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Based Upon Exclusion for Contractual Assumption of Liability

Rumors of Revival were Greatly Exaggerated: Fifth Circuit Reverses Opinion on Contractual Liability Exclusion

Meredith Whigham Caiafa | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | January 15, 2015 We previously discussed the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Crownover v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., No. 11-10166 (5th Cir June 27, 2014)—an opinion that seemed to revive the contractual liability exclusion by distinguishing a landmark Texas decision that had narrowed the… Continue reading Rumors of Revival were Greatly Exaggerated: Fifth Circuit Reverses Opinion on Contractual Liability Exclusion

Awaited Liability Ruling Favors Texas Contractors

David Lee – January 21, 2014 Language in existing general liability insurance policies does not let insurers skate on construction defect claims, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday in a closely followed case. The case stems from crumbling and poorly constructed new tennis courts that led the Tuluso-Midway Independent School District to sue Ewing Construction… Continue reading Awaited Liability Ruling Favors Texas Contractors

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