David McLain | Colorado Construction Litigation On January 27th, Senator Robert Rodriguez introduced SB 20-138 into the Colorado Legislature. The bill has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee and has not yet been scheduled for its first hearing in that committee. In short, Senate Bill 20-138, if enacted, would: 1) Extend Colorado’s statute of repose for construction defects from 6+2 years… Continue reading Potential Extension of the Statutes of Limitation and Repose for Colorado Construction Defect Claims
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Keep Your Construction Claims Alive in Crazy Economic Times
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings Coronavirus is dominating the news. Construction in Virginia is facing what is at best an uncertain future and at worst a series of large scale shutdowns due to COVID-19. The number of cases seem to grow almost exponentially on a daily basis while states and the federal government try and… Continue reading Keep Your Construction Claims Alive in Crazy Economic Times
Leveraging the 50-State Initiative, Connecticut and Maine Team Secure Full Dismissal of Coverage Claim for Catastrophic Property Loss
Regen O’Malley | Insurance Coverage Law Blog On behalf of Gordon & Rees’ surplus lines insurer client, Hartford insurance coverage attorneys Dennis Brown, Joseph Blyskal, and Regen O’Malley, with the assistance of associates Kelcie Reid, Alexandria McFarlane, and Justyn Stokely, and Maine counsel Lauren Thomas, secured a full dismissal of a $15 million commercial property loss claim before the Maine Business and… Continue reading Leveraging the 50-State Initiative, Connecticut and Maine Team Secure Full Dismissal of Coverage Claim for Catastrophic Property Loss
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Coming Insurance Claims
Richard Goetz, Tancred Schiavoni, Allen Burton, Gary Svirsky, Kieran Humphrey, Zoheb Noorani and Janine Panchok-Berry | O’Melveny & Myers While we do not yet have a firm fix on where the COVID-19 outbreak is heading, we do know one thing that is certainly on its way: a torrent of insurance claims. Every day we read… Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19): Coming Insurance Claims
Coronavirus – Are We in For Historic Construction Delay Claims?
C. Michael Shull III | Frost Brown Todd What if a general contractor’s completion of its work is delayed due to COVID-19 (coronavirus)? Is the contractor in breach? Or, is the delay in performance due to the virus excused? Does the contractor get additional time to complete work or additional compensation for the delay to… Continue reading Coronavirus – Are We in For Historic Construction Delay Claims?