Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | July 19, 2017 The court found there was no duty to defend a suit for bodily injury against the additional insured where the injury was not caused by the insured. Consigli Constr. Co. v. Travelers Indem. Co., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95339 (D. Mass. June 21, 2017). Consigli was… Continue reading No Duty To Defend Additional Insured When Bodily Injury Not Caused by Insured
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Additional Insured Not Entitled to Indemnity Coverage For Damage Caused by Named Insured
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | February 15, 2017 The additional insured unsuccessfully sought to recover damages to its building caused by the named insured. Brit UW, Ltd. v. Tripar, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2462 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 6, 2017). Davis Russell Real Estate and Management LLC hired Tripar, Inc., a general contractor, to… Continue reading Additional Insured Not Entitled to Indemnity Coverage For Damage Caused by Named Insured
Could You Be More Specific . . . About My Excess AI Coverage?
Yas Omidi | California Construction Law Blog | February 21, 2017 Are you a general contractor who is pretty sure that you have additional insured coverage for some stuff under your sub-subcontractor’s excess policy? Advent, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, Case No. H041934 (December 6, 2016) warns you to be… Continue reading Could You Be More Specific . . . About My Excess AI Coverage?
The Unbearable Lightness of Being an Additional Insured
Eric A. Berg | Ogletree Deakins | February 7, 2017 The “additional insured” provision is one of the most critical provisions in a contract, yet is usually an afterthought. Contract negotiations over scope, schedule, and budget can and should demand your full attention, but the majority of legal problems that arise during and after a… Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being an Additional Insured
Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Broad Duty to Defend
Theresa Guertin | Saxe Doernberger & Vita, PC | January 2017 The Supreme Court of Oregon issued a decision at the end of last year which perfectly illustrates the lengths to which a court may go to grant a contractor’s claim for defense from its insurer in a construction defect suit. In West Hills Development… Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Broad Duty to Defend