Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | November 13, 2017 I read once that 97 percent of cases never go to trial. However, there are still the ones that do. And, then, there are the ones that do both. The following case, Global Modular, Inc. v. Kadena Pacific, Inc., California Court of Appeals for the Fourth District,… Continue reading Property Damage, Occurrences, Delays, Offsets and Fees. California Decision is a Smorgasbord of Construction Insurance Issues
Tag: Commercial General Liability Policy
If Defective Work Is An Accident, Does That Mean It’s Covered?
Charles W. Surasky | Smith Currie & Hancock | October 25, 2017 In our last issue, we discussed the growing trend of courts recognizing that most defective work is accidental for purposes of commercial general liability insurance coverage. Does this mean that CGL insurance will pay for property damage caused by defective work? In many… Continue reading If Defective Work Is An Accident, Does That Mean It’s Covered?
California Court of Appeal Clarifies Intent of Faulty Workmanship Exclusions
Tiffany Cassanova | Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. | October 19, 2017 Last month, in Global Modular, Inc. v. Kadena Pacific, Inc., 1 a California Court of Appeal clarified the meaning of the frequently asserted j.(5) and j.(6) exclusions of the standard commercial general liability policy; an issue the court deemed one of “first impression” for… Continue reading California Court of Appeal Clarifies Intent of Faulty Workmanship Exclusions
The Professional Services Exclusion: You May Not Have the Coverage You Think
Richard H. Monk, III | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | October 23, 2017 Could you be providing “professional services” that might lead to liability excluded by your commercial general liability policy? The answer may be different than you think. A recent unpublished Eleventh Circuit opinion provides a reminder that it is important to review… Continue reading The Professional Services Exclusion: You May Not Have the Coverage You Think
It’s Tradition! Pollution Exclusion Applies Only to Traditional Environmental Contamination: New Cases from Washington and Connecticut
Lucas M. Blower | Brouse McDowell | September 17, 2017 In general, a pollution exclusion precludes coverage for liabilities arising from the “discharge, dispersal, release or escape” of “irritants, contaminants or pollutants.” The exclusion was incorporated in commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies in response to the massive environmental liabilities incurred by companies in the… Continue reading It’s Tradition! Pollution Exclusion Applies Only to Traditional Environmental Contamination: New Cases from Washington and Connecticut