Donald A. O’Brien – April 7, 2014 JEM Contracting, Inc. v. Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 373 Mont. 391, 318 P.3d 678 (Jan. 28, 2014) Plaintiff contractor was hired by two Montana Counties (“the Counties”) to work on a road construction project. Defendant engineering company was hired by the Counties to provide engineering services and supervision on the… Continue reading Engineer Not Liable for Telling Contractor it Would be Paid for Differing Conditions
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( VRSK ) Xactware Simplifies Flood Estimating with Latest Version of Xactimate
Wall Street Journal – April 1, 2014 Xactware has just released an update for Xactimate(R) that makes it significantly easier to estimate flood losses in the United States. Xactware is a member of the Verisk Insurance Solutions group at Verisk Analytics. The new Xactimate features simplify many steps in the unique process of estimating flood… Continue reading ( VRSK ) Xactware Simplifies Flood Estimating with Latest Version of Xactimate
Alabama Supreme Court Withdraws and Re-Issues Decision to Find “Occurrence” for Construction Defect Claim
Clifford J. Shapiro – April 1, 2014 Last September, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a decision that denied insurance coverage to a homebuilder on the ground that there can be no “occurrence” where construction defect claims do not allege property damage to something other than the home the policyholder built. Owners Insurance Co. v. Jim Carr… Continue reading Alabama Supreme Court Withdraws and Re-Issues Decision to Find “Occurrence” for Construction Defect Claim