Verne Pedro | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 28, 2019 It’s been almost seven years since Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey and Sandy cases are still wending through New Jersey Courts. A recent Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision discusses the importance of a properly completed proof of loss when submitting a flood… Continue reading Flood Proof of Loss Filled Correctly? Do Not Lose Benefits By Failing to List Amount Claimed
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Tennessee High Court Excludes Labor Costs from Insurer’s Actual Cash Value Depreciation Calculations
Michael S. Levine and Geoffrey B. Fehling | Hunton Andrews Kurth | April 24, 2019 The Tennessee Supreme Court has refused to construe an ambiguous definition of actual cash value to allow for deduction of labor costs as part of depreciation calculations where that subset of repair costs are not clearly addressed in the policy. Despite the… Continue reading Tennessee High Court Excludes Labor Costs from Insurer’s Actual Cash Value Depreciation Calculations
Georgia Federal Court Says Fact Questions Exist As To Whether Nitrogen Is An “Irritant” or “Contaminant” As Used in Pollution Exclusion
Lawrence J. Bracken II, Michael S. Levine and Alexander D. Russo | Hunton Andrews Kurth | April 15, 2019 The Southern District of Georgia recently ruled that Evanston Insurance Company is not entitled to summary judgment on whether its policies’ pollution exclusion bars coverage for the release of nitrogen into a warehouse. The case stems from an… Continue reading Georgia Federal Court Says Fact Questions Exist As To Whether Nitrogen Is An “Irritant” or “Contaminant” As Used in Pollution Exclusion
“Repair Work” Endorsements and Punch List Work
Jeremiah M. Welch | Saxe Doernberger & Vita | May 7, 2019 The recent white paper on Repair Work Endorsements by Jeremiah Welch, drew a storm of responses. Most were appreciative and included follow up questions, but there were those that lamented along the lines of: “How can that be? We’ve been doing it this way for years…”.… Continue reading “Repair Work” Endorsements and Punch List Work
Attorneys’ Fees and Costs for the Prevailing Insured
Deborah Trotter | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 26, 2019 It has been almost eight months since Hurricane Michael devastated the eastern side of the Florida Panhandle. Not surprisingly, many residents and business owners are exhausted. Exhausted in the deepest sense—exhausted from waiting, exhausted from hoping, exhausted from failed promises made by their… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fees and Costs for the Prevailing Insured