Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 5, 2019 While working on and researching for answers to questions posed by Professor Feinman regarding the growing insurance coverage gaps crisis, I came across a very pointed article published about how modern insurance company claims practices are destroying the construction restoration industry. In Cleaning & Restoration (Quarter 1,… Continue reading Policyholders and Contractors Unite Against Wrongful Insurance Company Claims Practices
Category: Insurance Claims
Foundations, Basement Walls And Collapse — Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Against Coverage
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs | November 21, 2019 Homeowners in Connecticut (and other states) have had issues with crumbling foundations and basement walls of their homes due to defective concrete manufactured by a specific supplier. They have turned to their homeowners insurance policies for coverage and coverage has been denied. Multiple lawsuits… Continue reading Foundations, Basement Walls And Collapse — Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Against Coverage
Gobble Gobble First and Then You Can Put Up the Christmas Tree. Well, Kinda.
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | November 26, 2019 As we enter the holiday season, some people have strict guidelines about when the Christmas tree or other holiday decorations are allowed to takeover our daily lives, offices, and homes. The red and white ribbons and the colored lights of Christmas cannot be hung… Continue reading Gobble Gobble First and Then You Can Put Up the Christmas Tree. Well, Kinda.
When Does A Claim for Damages Not Require Notice? When It Is One For Liquidated Damages.
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | November 26, 2019 I just blogged about asking for what you want and the importance of complying with notice provisions in pursuing a construction claim. A court in Oklahoma just reminded me that not all claims require notice. Here’s what I mean. In WinCo Foods, LLC v. Crossland Construction Co.,… Continue reading When Does A Claim for Damages Not Require Notice? When It Is One For Liquidated Damages.
He Who Represents Himself has a Fool for a Client
Barry Zalma | Zalma on Insurance | November 8, 2019 Release of all Claims Defeats Bad Faith Suit First party property insurers seldom use a release of all claims to resolve a fire claim. The only time a release is used is when there is a serious dispute between the insurer and the insured and… Continue reading He Who Represents Himself has a Fool for a Client