Daniel G. Enriquez | PropertyCasualtyFocus | June 29, 2015 Many property insurance policies contain terms that prohibit assignment, but Florida law has long deemed those terms inoperative once a loss has occurred. E.g., W. Fla. Grocery Co. v. Teutonia Fire Ins. Co., 74 Fla. 220 (Fla. 1917). As a result, contractors who repair or remediate… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Rejects Bid to Curb Insureds’ Assignments to Contractors
Court Defines “Collapse”
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 25, 2015 The meaning of the term “collapse” in a first-party property insurance policy may often be litigated. My colleague, Nicole Vinson has written previous blogs specific to the topic of collapse coverage. In Experts and Photos – Clearing Up Collapse Coverage, Part V, she explained… Continue reading Court Defines “Collapse”
Missouri Court Clarifies what Constitutes an Ensuing Loss
Richard C. Bennett | Cozen O’Connor | June 9, 2015 Last week in Performance Arts Cmty. Improvement Dist. v. ACE Amer. Ins. Co., 2015 WL 3491292, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71592 (W.D. Mo., June 3, 2015), a federal court in Missouri shot down an insured’s arguments that a wall collapse caused by the excluded peril… Continue reading Missouri Court Clarifies what Constitutes an Ensuing Loss
Sub can Suspend Work for Non-payment Without Notice
Don Gregory | Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter | June 4, 2015 The AIA A401 Subcontract allows an unpaid subcontractor to stop work until payment is received, “upon seven additional days’ written notice to the Contractor.” (§4.7.1). In a New York school construction dispute, the subcontractor was unpaid for three months and stopped work, but… Continue reading Sub can Suspend Work for Non-payment Without Notice
Are Public-Private Partnerships the Solution for CA’s Infrastructure Gap?
Julie Brook, Esq. | CEBblog™ | June 3, 2015 Public-private partnerships (P3s) are hot in an era of budget cutbacks and the need for alternative, innovative ways to repair and replace our aging public infrastructure. P3s can help bridge the infrastructure gap by using private capital to finance large infrastructure projects and leveraging funding payments over… Continue reading Are Public-Private Partnerships the Solution for CA’s Infrastructure Gap?