Matthew F. Putorti | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | June 6, 2016 Insurance covers the unexpected. Courts sometimes struggle to assess what an insured did expect, didn’t expect, or sometimes, should have expected. Contractors, construction firms and others should bear this in mind in their daily operations and when seeking a defense from their… Continue reading What Did You Expect? How Contractors Can Help Ensure Insurance Coverage Under a CGL Policy
Category: General Liability Policy
Is that Product Liability Claim Covered?
Matthew D. Stockwell and Amanda Senske | Property Casualty 360° | June 1, 2016 Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policies broadly provide defense and indemnity coverage for claims of bodily injury and property damage asserted against an insured. Product manufacturers are frequently called upon to defend against claims that their products caused bodily injury or… Continue reading Is that Product Liability Claim Covered?
Recent Illinois Decision Fortifies Precedent that Construction Defects Fail to Trigger Occurrence under CGL Policies
Thomas G. Cronin | Gordon & Rees LLP | May 10, 2016 A recent decision in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois slammed home standing precedent concerning whether a construction defect triggers an “occurrence” that would be covered under a commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy. In Allied Property & Casualty… Continue reading Recent Illinois Decision Fortifies Precedent that Construction Defects Fail to Trigger Occurrence under CGL Policies
California Court Rejects Primary Carrier’s Excess Other Insurance Position
Insurance Law Blog | April 12, 2016 In its recent decision in Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co., 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 275 (Cal. App. Apr. 11, 2016), the Court of Appeal of California for the Third Appellate District had occasion to consider the application of other insurance clauses in the… Continue reading California Court Rejects Primary Carrier’s Excess Other Insurance Position
Illinois Federal Court Decision holds that Alleged Property Damage Outside of Subcontractor’s Scope of Work Triggers the Duty to Defend
Clifford J. Shapiro | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | April 1, 2016 Westfield Insurance Company v. National Decorating Service, Inc., No. 1:2014cv01572 (November 25, 2015 N.D. Ill.) (Judge Robert Blakey) holds that, under Illinois law, allegations that a subcontractor’s defective work caused property damage to a building or project outside the scope of the subcontractor’s… Continue reading Illinois Federal Court Decision holds that Alleged Property Damage Outside of Subcontractor’s Scope of Work Triggers the Duty to Defend