Hawaii Appellate Court Finds Agent May Be Liable for Failing to Submit Claim

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     After the agent informed the insured there was no coverage and submitting a claim would be a useless effort, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the insured’s suit against the agent. Pflueger, Inc. v. AIG Holdings, Inc., 2022 Haw. App. LEXIS… Continue reading Hawaii Appellate Court Finds Agent May Be Liable for Failing to Submit Claim

Eleventh Circuit Finds Claims-Made Policy’s “Correlating Claims” Provision Substantially Similar to “Related Claims” Provisions

Roben West | PropertyCasualtyFocus In Datamaxx Applied Technologies Inc. v. Brown & Brown Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the insurer, finding no merit in the insured’s argument that the analysis for construing a “correlating claims” provision differed substantially from the analysis in construing a “related… Continue reading Eleventh Circuit Finds Claims-Made Policy’s “Correlating Claims” Provision Substantially Similar to “Related Claims” Provisions

Subsequent Purchaser can Assert Claims for Construction Defects

David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates Can a subsequent purchaser pursue construction defect claims relating to the original construction of the property?  This was the threshold issue on a motion for summary judgment by a drywall manufacturer against a subsequent purchaser of a home in Karpel v. Knauf Gips KG, 2022 WL 4366946 (S.D. Fla. 2022).  This matter… Continue reading Subsequent Purchaser can Assert Claims for Construction Defects

What Are The Different Kinds Of Construction Claims?

KPPB Law The process of completing new construction requires communication and adaptability from all involved parties. However, when a project fails to adhere to the agreed upon scope, price or details, both contractors and owners may have the grounds to pursue legal action against the other. Helping you to navigate such claims, whether you are… Continue reading What Are The Different Kinds Of Construction Claims?

Hogs Can Get Slaughtered on Fees in Utah if Their Claim is Too Greedy

Tyson J. Prisbrey and Mark O. Morris | Snell & Wilmer Construction contracts generally provide that the loser in a construction dispute must pay the attorneys’ fees of the prevailing party. But construction contracts, by their nature, can lead to outcomes in which it is hard to determine who comes out on top of a… Continue reading Hogs Can Get Slaughtered on Fees in Utah if Their Claim is Too Greedy