Justin Fine, Esq. | Pessin Katz Law | August 29, 2018 The commercial application of drones is increasing. Drones are being used to fight forest fires, for commercial agriculture, and to deliver medical supplies to remote areas. Insurance companies are also increasingly using drones, which can be useful for capturing evidence during the claims process.… Continue reading Ten Things Attorneys and Insurance Professionals Should Know About Using Drones in Insurance Claims
Category: Construction Law
Oregon Anti-Indemnity Statute Voids Sub-sub’s Duty to Indemnify Sub for the Sub’s Own Negligence
Amandeep S. Kahlon | Buildsmart | August 7, 2018 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the application of Oregon’s anti-indemnity statute to a contractual indemnity provision requiring a sub-subcontractor’s insurer to indemnify the subcontractor for the subcontractor’s own negligence. In First Mercury Insurance Company v. Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Multnomah County contracted with… Continue reading Oregon Anti-Indemnity Statute Voids Sub-sub’s Duty to Indemnify Sub for the Sub’s Own Negligence
The Internet of Things: Are Government Regulation Efforts Too Little, Too Late?
Gwenn B. Barney | The Legal Intelligencer | July 20, 2018 Almost 20 years have passed since technology pioneer Kevin Ashton first coined the phrase Internet of Things (IoT) in a 1999 presentation for Procter & Gamble (Kevin Ashton, “Beginning the Internet of Things,” Medium (March 18, 2016). The Internet of Things consists of physical items that… Continue reading The Internet of Things: Are Government Regulation Efforts Too Little, Too Late?
Examinations Under Oath: Be Careful What You Ask For
Edward Eshoo | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 4, 2018 My article published in Adjusting Today,1 Property Insurance 101: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Examinations Under Oath – But Were Afraid to Ask!, was the subject of my blog post last month. As discussed in the article, an examination under oath (“EUO”) is not… Continue reading Examinations Under Oath: Be Careful What You Ask For
Supreme Court of Minnesota Holds Ventilator Motor Incorporated Into a Home’s HVAC System Qualifies as “Machinery” Excepted From the State’s Ten-Year Statute of Repose
John J. Gazzola | Pepper Hamilton LLP | July 26, 2018 Great N. Ins. Co. v. Honeywell Int’l, Inc., No. A16-0997, 2018 Minn. LEXIS 236 (May 9, 2018) This case arises out of a residential construction project and the installation of ventilators into a home’s HVAC system. Sixteen years after completion of the work, a… Continue reading Supreme Court of Minnesota Holds Ventilator Motor Incorporated Into a Home’s HVAC System Qualifies as “Machinery” Excepted From the State’s Ten-Year Statute of Repose