Category: Construction Defects

Lead paint: the court throws the rental market into turmoil – Lexology

Thomas J. Whiteford and Christopher C. Jeffries – November 10, 2011 On October 24, 2011, Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, issued its decision in Jackson v. Dackman Co., and found that the immunity provisions of The Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing Act (the “Act”) are unconstitutional.  Previously, the Act provided property owners with… Continue reading Lead paint: the court throws the rental market into turmoil – Lexology

The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon

By JENNIFER DEPAUL, The Fiscal Times November 13, 2011 When the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new regulation in April 2010 requiring housing contractors to take extra precautions around hazardous lead paint, businesswoman Kathy Faia followed it to the letter of the law. One of her construction workers in Kenner, La., attended classes to become government-certified in… Continue reading The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon

Alabama Supreme Court addresses coverage for faulty workmanship – Lexology

Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP Brian Margolies USA October 25 2011 In its recent decision Town & Country Prop., L.L.C. v. Amerisure Ins. Co., 2011 Ala. LEXIS 183 (Ala. Oct. 21, 2011), the Supreme Court of Alabama had occasion to consider whether an underlying suit for defective workmanship triggered coverage under a general liability… Continue reading Alabama Supreme Court addresses coverage for faulty workmanship – Lexology