Charles Mathis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 17, 2017 The requests from our readers keep coming and in this week’s installment of my blog series on Assignment of Benefits (“AOB”) we are taking a look at California and how AOBs are handled there. California Insurance Code § 520, states as follows, “[a]n agreement not… Continue reading Assignment of Benefits, Part 10: California
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What Does Your Defense And Indemnity Construction Contract Mean In 2017?
Ryan W. Young | Lewis Brisbois | July 12, 2017 California’s longstanding restrictions on defense and indemnity construction contracts have undergone several changes over the years with significant differences based upon the contract execution date. More specifically, the California Legislature enacted Civil Code § 2782 in 1967, and has amended its provisions several times since… Continue reading What Does Your Defense And Indemnity Construction Contract Mean In 2017?
In California, Can an Insured Homeowner Recover Full Replacement Cost by Purchasing a Home at Another Location?
Stephanie Poll | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 25, 2017 The short answer is yes. In Conway v. Farmers Home Mutual Insurance Company, the California Court of Appeal followed several out-of-state authorities in considering the issue and ruling in favor for the insured.1 Chip Merlin raised this issue with respect to Texas back in 2009 –… Continue reading In California, Can an Insured Homeowner Recover Full Replacement Cost by Purchasing a Home at Another Location?
Builder Must Respond To Homeowner’s Notice Of Claim Within 14 Days Even If Construction Defect Claim Is Not Alleged With The “Reasonable Detail” Required By California’s Civil Code – Blanchette v. Superior Court (2017) 8 Cal.App.5th 521
Richard H. Glucksman and David A. Napper | Chapman Glucksman | May 25, 2017 On February 10, 2017, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal held that if a builder fails to acknowledge receipt of a homeowner’s Notice of Claim within 14 days, as required by the Right to Repair Act (“SB800”), specifically California Civil Code §913, the… Continue reading Builder Must Respond To Homeowner’s Notice Of Claim Within 14 Days Even If Construction Defect Claim Is Not Alleged With The “Reasonable Detail” Required By California’s Civil Code – Blanchette v. Superior Court (2017) 8 Cal.App.5th 521
Third Appellate District Holds Right to Repair Act Precludes Certain Common Law Claims for Damages Caused by Construction Defects
Michael C. Parme and Zachary A. Price | Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP | May 23, 2017 In Gillotti v. Stewart (No. C075611, filed 4/26/17, publication order 5/18/17), the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District held that the Right to Repair Act, Civil Code section 895, et seq. (the “Act”) precludes common… Continue reading Third Appellate District Holds Right to Repair Act Precludes Certain Common Law Claims for Damages Caused by Construction Defects