K. Alexandra Byrd | SDV Insights | October 24, 2019 In Draggin’ Y Cattle Co., Inc. v. Junkermier, et al.1 the Montana Supreme Court held that where an insurer defends its insured and the insured subsequently settles the claims without an insurer’s participation, a court may approve the settlement as between the underlying plaintiff and underlying defendant,… Continue reading Montana Supreme Court: Insurer Not Bound by Insured’s Settlement
Category: Property Insurance Claims
Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | September 11, 2019 The Seventh Circuit found that the insurer was obligated to pay for siding of a building that was not damaged by hail so that it matched the replaced damaged portions of the siding. Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co.,… Continue reading Insurer Must Pay for Matching Siding of Insured’s Buildings
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
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
Can A Construction Contractor Email Notice of a Claim? Maybe!
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | November 18, 2019 A few years ago, I did a post on whether a digital signature in a construction contract was valid. Given the regularity by which parties now communicate by email, it is certainly a subject worth revisiting. In United States ex rel. Cummins-Wagner Co., Inc. v. Fidelity… Continue reading Can A Construction Contractor Email Notice of a Claim? Maybe!