Michael Melendez and Chad Pasternack | Cozen O’Connor The key issue in insurance bad faith litigation is whether the claims professional reasonably handled the claim. Throughout the claims-handling process, the claims professional should constantly ask him-or-herself whether the investigation is sufficient to support a coverage determination and how someone might challenge that determination. By asking… Continue reading Claims Handling: Questions Are the Answer
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Coming to Construction Claims – The Collateral Source Rule
Andrew Atkins, Peter Marino and William Vaughn | Smith Anderson In another significant opinion from the North Carolina appellate courts, the Court of Appeals recently expanded the application of the collateral source rule to negligence claims arising out of construction disputes in a case of first impression, Carolina-A-Contracting, LLC v. J. Scott Campbell Construction Company, Inc.,… Continue reading Coming to Construction Claims – The Collateral Source Rule
Illinois Court Determines Duty to Defend Construction Defect Claims
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Given the underlying allegations of damage to personal property, the court determined the insurer had a duty to defend. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. Metropolitan Builders, Inc., 2019 Ill. App. LEXIS 979 (Ill. Ct. App. Dec. 18, 2019). Metropolitan was hired as the general… Continue reading Illinois Court Determines Duty to Defend Construction Defect Claims
The Claim Process – Concurrent Delays: Understanding the Impact on Delay Claims
Amandeep Kahlon | Bradley Arant boult Cummings A delay is “concurrent” is a delay to the critical path of the project caused by multiple events not exclusively controlled by one party. If you are impacted by a delay to the critical path that was not within your control but are responsible for another overlapping delay to… Continue reading The Claim Process – Concurrent Delays: Understanding the Impact on Delay Claims
Does the Florida Legislature Finally Have a Fix to Construction Defect Law?
Jeffrey S. Wertman | Berger Singerman Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes contains a pre-suit notice and opportunity-to-repair process for construction defect claims. The statute was intended to be a more efficient, alternative dispute resolution mechanism involving a property owner providing written notice of claim to the responsible contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or design professional as… Continue reading Does the Florida Legislature Finally Have a Fix to Construction Defect Law?