Matthew T. Hawk | Gordon & Rees LLP | July 16, 2015 As expected, the response to the tragic balcony collapse in Berkeley, California that killed six people has been swift but with mixed results. On the local level, the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday to make several immediate changes to their local building requirements.… Continue reading Berkeley Balcony Collapse Update: New, Stricter City Ordinances; State Bill Narrowly Defeated
Month: July 2015
“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
New York Court: Broadly-Worded Flood Limit “Meaningless” Unless it Applies to Any Kind of Loss Caused by Flood
Dick Bennett | Cozen O’Connor’s Property Insurance Law Observer | July 8, 2015 Yesterday in El-Ad West LLC v. Zurich American Ins. Co., 2015 WL 4078762, 2015 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5753 (Jul. 7, 2015), a unanimous panel of New York’s intermediate level appellate court held that a flood sub-limit capped all loss caused by… Continue reading New York Court: Broadly-Worded Flood Limit “Meaningless” Unless it Applies to Any Kind of Loss Caused by Flood
Florida’s Definition of “Independent Adjuster” Can Be Misconstrued
Shaun Marker | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 13, 2015 Those that work in the insurance claims process regularly are familiar with the term “independent adjuster.” It is one that many of us know and understand, and some readers of this blog may even be independent adjusters. To those outside the insurance industry, a review… Continue reading Florida’s Definition of “Independent Adjuster” Can Be Misconstrued
How New AAA Construction Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures Are Enacted
Tony Lehman | The Dispute Resolver | July 7, 2015 As you may have heard, on July 1, 2015, the American Arbitration Association announced the release of updated Construction Arbitration Rules. Briefly, those changes include: an automatic referral to mediation for all cases with claims exceeding $100,000 (though each party has the ability to opt… Continue reading How New AAA Construction Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures Are Enacted