Richard Wolf | Claims Journal | December 6, 2016 In a decision filed November 18, 2016, Arkansas U. S. district judge Susan Webber Wright, the same jurist who in 1998 handed a defeat to Paula Jones in her sexual harassment lawsuit against then President Bill Clinton, dealt this time with a more tame but still… Continue reading No CGL Coverage for Building Contractor’s Shoddy Workmanship Causing Damage to the Work Itself
Category: General Liability Policy
Variations Among States Regarding Defective Workmanship as Occurrence
Ana Reis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 28, 2016 Whether construction defects are occurrences under Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policies is an issue that has been highly litigated in recent years. A review of cases from various states discloses that courts have been divided both in the way they decide and… Continue reading Variations Among States Regarding Defective Workmanship as Occurrence
A Subcontractor’s Defective Work Is an Occurrence: Weedo Wobbles … and Falls Down
Stephen S. Asay | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | September 6, 2016 Since 1979, commercial general liability (CGL) insurers have relied on the New Jersey Supreme Court case of Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc. and its progeny to argue that a subcontractor’s defective work can never qualify as an “occurrence” under a standard form ISO… Continue reading A Subcontractor’s Defective Work Is an Occurrence: Weedo Wobbles … and Falls Down
Court Finds Plaintiff’s Attorney Fees Covered by Liability Policy
Kyle Sturm | The Policyholder Report | October 12, 2016 One of the most misunderstood provisions in a Commercial General Liability policy is the first sentence, which provides that the insurance company promises to provide coverage for damages “because of” bodily injury or property damage. Many people, including seasoned insurance professionals, believe CGL policies merely… Continue reading Court Finds Plaintiff’s Attorney Fees Covered by Liability Policy
Defective Workmanship May Be a Covered Occurrence as Winds of Change Sweep through Iowa
David L. Beck | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | September 19, 2016 Over the past four months, a trio of cases has introduced a policyholder-friendly breath of fresh air to Iowa insurance coverage law as Iowa state and federal courts have found that defective workmanship may constitute a covered occurrence under the plain language… Continue reading Defective Workmanship May Be a Covered Occurrence as Winds of Change Sweep through Iowa