Stella Szantova Giordano | Saxe Doernberger & Vita Construction projects are susceptible to injuries and property damage – which is why the stakeholders involved rely heavily on commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policies when such losses occur. While many insureds are familiar with pursuing insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage, a CGL policy… Continue reading Your CGL Policy May Cover More Than You Think – Damages “because of’ Property Damage or Bodily Injury for Construction Projects
Category: Personal Injury
CGL Coverage and Coronavirus: Is Causing Exposure an “Occurrence”?
Randy Maniloff and Margo Meta | White and Williams There is only one thing that can be said for sure about the extent of consequences — human and economic — of the new coronavirus outbreak. Nobody knows. But, as things stand now, minor, and even moderate, have left the barn. History shows that, in the… Continue reading CGL Coverage and Coronavirus: Is Causing Exposure an “Occurrence”?
New Illinois Supreme Court Trigger Rule for CGL Personal Injury “Offenses” Could Have Costly Consequences for Policyholders
Michael S. Levine and Kevin V. Small | Hunton Andrews Kurth The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sanders v. Illinois Union Insurance Co., 2019 IL 124565 (2019), announced the standard for triggering general liability coverage for malicious prosecution claims under Illinois law. In its decision, the court construed what appears to be a policy ambiguity… Continue reading New Illinois Supreme Court Trigger Rule for CGL Personal Injury “Offenses” Could Have Costly Consequences for Policyholders
Washington Supreme Court Confirms and Expands General Contractors’ Broad Duty to Provide a Safe Worksite
Ryan G. Foltz | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Under well-established Washington legal authority, a general contractor has a nondelegable duty to ensure the safety of all workers on a jobsite. First, a general contractor has a general common law duty to maintain a safe workplace. Second, a general contractor has a specific statutory duty to… Continue reading Washington Supreme Court Confirms and Expands General Contractors’ Broad Duty to Provide a Safe Worksite
Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Continuous Trigger and Unavailability Exception, Makes First-In-The-Nation Law Regarding Occupational Disease Exclusion
Paul C. Fuener | K&L Gates | October 28, 2019 Introduction Earlier this month, the Connecticut Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) finally issued its long-anticipated ruling regarding the Connecticut Appellate Court’s (the “Appellate Court”) landmark 2017 decision in R.T. Vanderbilt v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. (the “2017 Appellate Court Decision”). [1] The Supreme Court adopted in… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Continuous Trigger and Unavailability Exception, Makes First-In-The-Nation Law Regarding Occupational Disease Exclusion