Heidi Hudson Raschke | PropertyCasualtyFocus | January 29, 2016 When a property insurance policy covers a multi-story building or multi-building property, and a portion sustains damage, there is often a question regarding the extent to which undamaged property should be replaced to ensure matching and/or aesthetic uniformity throughout the property. In Great American Insurance Company… Continue reading Coverage for Direct Physical Loss Does Not Necessarily Include “Matching” or Require “Aesthetic Uniformity”
Subcontractor Not Entitled to Payment after it Refused to Perform Disputed Work
Jasmine K. Gardner | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | January 25, 2016 In yet another case from Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Acme Abatement Contractor, Inc. v. S&R Corp. found that a general contractor was justified in not paying its subcontractor, even after the subcontractor had performed the majority of its work, because of… Continue reading Subcontractor Not Entitled to Payment after it Refused to Perform Disputed Work
New Tool for Illinois Property Owners and Lenders to Remove Mechanics Liens
William J. Dorsey and Daniel J. Elrod | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | January 15, 2016 Introduction The Illinois Mechanics Lien Act has long served as a powerful collection mechanism for Illinois contractors and material suppliers that provide labour or materials for the construction of improvements to real property.(1) The act permits them not only… Continue reading New Tool for Illinois Property Owners and Lenders to Remove Mechanics Liens
Third Circuit Rules that Courts, not Arbitration Panels, Have Final Word on Class Action Arbitrability
Rebekah Byers Kcehowski, Sharyl A. Reisman and Darren K. Cottriel | Jones Day | January 15, 2016 In Brief The history and proceedings of the Third Circuit’s recent decision in Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC v. Scout Petroleum, LLC, No. 15-1275, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 42 (3d Cir. Jan. 5, 2016), are a precautionary tale suggesting that companies… Continue reading Third Circuit Rules that Courts, not Arbitration Panels, Have Final Word on Class Action Arbitrability
Insurance Coverage Issues for Hotel and Apartment High-Rises Damaged by Fire
Joseph D. Jean, Alexander d. Hardiman and matthew F. Putorti | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | January 19, 2016 Just before fireworks exploded across the sky to usher in 2016, a massive fire engulfed the Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai. At nearly 1,000 feet tall, this five-star hotel and luxury apartment building —with about… Continue reading Insurance Coverage Issues for Hotel and Apartment High-Rises Damaged by Fire