Caroline W. Spangenberg and Edmund M. Kneisel | Kilpatrick Townsend | July 23, 2015 Perhaps no case has generated as many citations and commentary (more than 1,880 citations, including 440 cases) on the subject of liability coverage for “construction defects” as Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc., 81 N.J. 233, 405 A.2d 788 (1979). For more than… Continue reading Defective Construction Can Be a Covered Occurrence in New Jersey – the End of Weedo?
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Confirms Exception to Economic Loss Doctrine for Claims Regarding Faulty Design Documents
Laura Freid-Studlo | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | September 15, 2015 In Gongloff Contracting, L.L.C. v. L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Architects & Engineers, Inc., 2015 Pa. Super 149 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 8, 2015), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s decision and held that a claim for negligent misrepresentation could be based… Continue reading Pennsylvania Appellate Court Confirms Exception to Economic Loss Doctrine for Claims Regarding Faulty Design Documents
Colorado Continues to Wrestle with the Appraisal Process
William C. “Corey” Harris | Merlin Law Group, PA | September 23, 2015 As I have noted in the past, the appraisal process has become a hot topic in the property insurance world in the past few years. Colorado has become ground zero for many of these disputes. While many states have statutory or appellate… Continue reading Colorado Continues to Wrestle with the Appraisal Process
The Ethics of Using Public Adjusters as Expert Witnesses
Todd Tippett | Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP | September 25, 2015 Those familiar with the issues faced by insurers in Texas first-party insurance claims, particularly in the realm of hail damage claims, are undoubtedly aware of what has been labeled the “Progressive Claim Syndrome.” In a nutshell, the Progressive Claim Syndrome is the… Continue reading The Ethics of Using Public Adjusters as Expert Witnesses
Latent Defect Language Listed to Avoid Paying for a Covered Loss is an Old Excuse and Sometimes Only Latent Defects Get Coverage
Nicole Vinson | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 3, 2015 In future posts, court cases involving latent defect exclusionary language found in property insurance policies will be examined, but in order to dig in and see how the courts handle these cases, here is some background on this policy language. When a policy… Continue reading Latent Defect Language Listed to Avoid Paying for a Covered Loss is an Old Excuse and Sometimes Only Latent Defects Get Coverage