Susan Egeland and Sara Inman | Faegre Drinker biddle & Reath Property and casualty insurers are integrating drones and other means of virtual claims handling as part of their routine property inspections. But, in litigation, virtual claims handling is unfairly getting a bad rap from plaintiffs’ attorneys who try to pass it off as solely… Continue reading Virtual Claims Handling Quickly Delivers Accurate Results
Category: Property Damage
DC Court Finds No Coverage for COVID-19 Losses Where Plaintiffs Could Not Show That Property Sustained Direct Physical Loss
Heidi Hudson Raschke | Property Casualty Focus For going on five months, the United States has been dealing with the difficult impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted daily lives and sometimes devastated businesses. In looking for sources of economic recovery, businesses want to turn to their commercial property policies, but, as this blog has explained,… Continue reading DC Court Finds No Coverage for COVID-19 Losses Where Plaintiffs Could Not Show That Property Sustained Direct Physical Loss
Coverage for Defective Work? Michigan Joins Majority
Alexander G. Thrasher and Heather Howell Wright | Buildsmart Michigan has joined the majority of jurisdictions in holding that a general liability policy may provide coverage for claims for property damage allegedly caused by the defective work of a subcontractor. In a unanimous decision reversing the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court held… Continue reading Coverage for Defective Work? Michigan Joins Majority
Court “Fl[u]shes Out” Leaking Loo Litigation
Victor Metsch | Smith, Gambrell & Russell A ceiling fixture falls on a tenant in his apartment. Shortly before the incident a toilet leaking from the unit above was replaced. The tenant blames the owner. And the owner blames the plumber. Case closed. Not. Issues of fact as to causation and notice. Claims for contribution… Continue reading Court “Fl[u]shes Out” Leaking Loo Litigation
Illinois Federal Court Determines if Damages Are Too Remote
Lian Skaf | The Subrogation Strategist Foreseeability is a tort concept that tends to permeate several aspects of legal analysis, often causing confusion in litigants’ interpretation of, and courts’ application of, foreseeability to their cases. In Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Progress Rail Services. Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73967 (C.D. Ill.), the United States District Court for… Continue reading Illinois Federal Court Determines if Damages Are Too Remote