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California Appellate Court Reinstates Construction Defect Claim, Recognizing Potential Coverage for “Ongoing Operations” Under Additional Insured Endorsement

Sergio F. Oehninger and Geoffrey B. Fehling | Hunton & Williams LLP | November 28, 2017 Earlier this month, a California court reinstated a general contractor’s construction defect coverage claim under its subcontractors’ additional insured endorsements, reversing summary judgment and holding that the fact that homeowners did not own their homes at the time the… Continue reading California Appellate Court Reinstates Construction Defect Claim, Recognizing Potential Coverage for “Ongoing Operations” Under Additional Insured Endorsement

What are the different types of solar flashing?

Kelly Pickerel | Solar Power World | December 18, 2017 Without flashing, a residential roof with solar might become a leaky mess. When holes are made in a roof—for vent pipes or solar mounts—flashing is the material used to stop water from leaking into the roof. The most common type of flashing is made of… Continue reading What are the different types of solar flashing?

Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster: Florida Supreme Court Answers the 11th Circuit’s Certified Question in the Affirmative

Jaret J. Fuente | Carlton Fields | December 20, 2017 In Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co., 832 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. 2016), the Eleventh Circuit certified the following question to the Florida Supreme Court: “Is the notice and repair process set forth in Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes a ‘suit’… Continue reading Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster: Florida Supreme Court Answers the 11th Circuit’s Certified Question in the Affirmative

Construction Defect Notice And Repair Process Was A “Suit,” Florida Supreme Court Decides

Steven A. Meyerwitz | Daily Business Review | January 8, 2018 The Florida Supreme Court, in response to a question certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, has ruled that the notice and repair process in chapter 558, Florida Statutes, which sets forth procedural requirements before a claimant may file an… Continue reading Construction Defect Notice And Repair Process Was A “Suit,” Florida Supreme Court Decides

California Court Holds Insured’s Activities Not an Occurrence

Traub Lieberman | January 9, 2018 In its recent decision in Henstooth Ranch LLC v. Burlington Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1176 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2018), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California had occasion to consider whether an insured’s land restoration activities constituted an “occurrence” for the purpose of… Continue reading California Court Holds Insured’s Activities Not an Occurrence