Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 17, 2019 Contractors often tell me and other Merlin Law Group attorneys of the crazy excuses and refusals insurance adjusters give to avoid paying for required construction materials, processes, and practices which constitute quality workmanship. Cheap and non-quality construction is easy to do and often… Continue reading Restoration Contractors Providing Great Quality Workmanship Are Policyholder Friends But Many Insurance Companies Refuse To Pay For Quality
Month: February 2019
Damages For Delay-An Update
Henry L. Goldberg | Moritt Hock & Hamroff | February 12, 2019 One of the most significant developments in construction law of late concerns an issue I have been actively involved in for some time. It is a coordinated, industrywide effort to eliminate “no damages for delay” clauses for public construction. As with the federal… Continue reading Damages For Delay-An Update
No Coverage for Defects in Subcontrator’s Own Work
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | February 11, 2019 Damage to the concrete floor installed by the insured subcontractor was not property damage and thus not covered under the insured’s CGL policy. Kalman Floor Co. v. Old Republic Gen. Ins. Corp., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3319 (D. Colo Jan. 8, 2019). … Continue reading No Coverage for Defects in Subcontrator’s Own Work
Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Statutory Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Where Bona Fide Coverage Dispute Existed and Insured Failed to Plead Sufficient Facts Showing that Insurer Unreasonably Refused to Comply with Policy Obligations
Patrick F. Nugent | Bad Faith Sentinel | February 13, 2019 Propitious, LLC owns a two-story building and leased the first floor of the property to Connacht, LLC, which used the space to operate a restaurant and sports bar. Propitious insured the property under a policy issued by Badger Mutual Insurance Company; Connacht insured the… Continue reading Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Statutory Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Where Bona Fide Coverage Dispute Existed and Insured Failed to Plead Sufficient Facts Showing that Insurer Unreasonably Refused to Comply with Policy Obligations
Bailout for an Improperly Drafted Indemnification Provision
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates | December 22, 2018 A recent opinion came out that held that even though an indemnification provision in a subcontract was unenforceable per Florida Statute s. 725.06, the unenforceable portion is merely severed out of the indemnification clause leaving the rest of the clause intact. In essence, an otherwise invalid indemnification clause is bailed… Continue reading Bailout for an Improperly Drafted Indemnification Provision