If A Separate Loss Occurs as a Result of A Design Defect, It May Be Covered Under Your Insurance Policy

Shaun Marker – August 20, 2013 If there is a design defect to a part of your property, then most insurance policies will contain exclusions for those design defects. Depending on the type of policy that you have and it’s wording, if a separate loss occurs as a result of a design defect, it may… Continue reading If A Separate Loss Occurs as a Result of A Design Defect, It May Be Covered Under Your Insurance Policy

BINGO Word of the Day – August 21st

The current game is now: Blackout BINGO – all boxes filled.   Today’s Useless Fact:  Newborn babies have about 350 bones.  They gradually merge until there are about 206 by age 5.   Here is today’s word:   ENGINEERING   Previously called words: BRIAN MOFFITT EXPERT WITNESS INSURANCE CLAIMS MERLIN TAYLOR ROOF ALEX WOITSCHECK COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – August 21st

Why A “Lifetime” Warranty Is Only A Six Year Warranty For Contractors And Manufacturers

George Eppsteiner and Daniel Katzenbach – August 9, 2013 Most would assume that a warranty lasts for as long as the warranty’s terms.  In North Carolina, a recent Court of Appeals decision has made clear that an extended warranty, absent evidence of fraudulent, willful, or wanton conduct, is limited to a six year term for… Continue reading Why A “Lifetime” Warranty Is Only A Six Year Warranty For Contractors And Manufacturers

BINGO Word of the Day – August 20th

The current game is now: Blackout BINGO – all boxes filled.   Today’s Useless Fact:  There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir.  Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal markers to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station.   Here is today’s word:   UMPIRE SERVICES  … Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – August 20th

Lenders and Post-Foreclosure Purchasers Have Standing to Make Construction Defect Claims for After-Discovered Conditions

Buck Mann – August 8, 2013 The Colorado Court of Appeals has decided a case which answers a question long in need of an answer: do banks/lenders have standing to assert construction defect claims when they receive title to a newly-constructed home following a foreclosure sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure?  The decision was released on… Continue reading Lenders and Post-Foreclosure Purchasers Have Standing to Make Construction Defect Claims for After-Discovered Conditions