Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 9, 2018 Denied water damage claims are one of the more frequently handled claims by our law firm. The cost to repair these claims can be quite high depending on many factors including the length of time the water leaked, the length of the leak,… Continue reading Denied Water Damage Claims and Unethical Adjuster Conduct
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Follow-Up: My Insurance Claim Was Denied Because My Water Leak Lasted Over a Period of 14 Days or More – Was the Denial Proper?
Marie Laur | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 4, 2018 In March, I posted a blog on the Hicks v. American Integrity Insurance Company opinion,1 in which a Florida court ruled that policy language stating: “we do not insure…for loss…caused by…constant or repeated seepage or leakage of water…over a period of 14 or more days,” did not preclude… Continue reading Follow-Up: My Insurance Claim Was Denied Because My Water Leak Lasted Over a Period of 14 Days or More – Was the Denial Proper?
Contractors Can No Longer Make Roof Repairs Following Their Own Inspections
Jason Feld and Alex Chazen | Kahana & Feld | May 30, 2018 California law mandates that any person who conducts roof inspections for a fee can no longer effectuate the actual repairs to the same property. Effective January 1, 2018, Business & Professions Code Section 7197 (Unfair Business Practices) deems it to be an… Continue reading Contractors Can No Longer Make Roof Repairs Following Their Own Inspections
Tennessee Court of Appeals Holds Defendant Has the Burden of Offering Alternative Measure of Damages to Prove that Plaintiff’s Measure of Damages is Unreasonable
Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist | July 5, 2018 In Durkin v. MTown Construction, LLC, 2018 Tenn. App. LEXIS 128, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee considered whether the lower court properly took judicial notice of an alternative measure of damages to the measure of damages advanced by the plaintiff. The Court of Appeals held… Continue reading Tennessee Court of Appeals Holds Defendant Has the Burden of Offering Alternative Measure of Damages to Prove that Plaintiff’s Measure of Damages is Unreasonable
All “Hail” the Importance of Documenting Claims
Stephen S. Asay | Pillsbury | June 29, 2018 A recent case in the Fifth Circuit, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. Lowen Valley View, L.L.C., provides a valuable reminder to policyholders of the importance of promptly investigating any event that could cause damage, documenting that damage shortly after it occurs, and putting insurers on… Continue reading All “Hail” the Importance of Documenting Claims