Major Ruling: Illinois Supreme Court Provides Clarity and Changes Precedent on CGL Coverage for Defective Work (Positively Affecting Real Estate Developers and Community Associations)

Howard Dakoff and Suzanne Karbarz Rovner | Levenfeld Pearlstein The Illinois Supreme Court recently upended decades of Illinois caselaw regarding coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) policies, aligning Illinois with most states on the issue. On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC that the “your work”… Continue reading Major Ruling: Illinois Supreme Court Provides Clarity and Changes Precedent on CGL Coverage for Defective Work (Positively Affecting Real Estate Developers and Community Associations)

Commercial General Liability Insurance Exclusions Are Worth a Close Examination

Christian Graham | National Real Estate Investor | October 19, 2017 The sunset clause is a clause providing that insurance coverage will cease after a specified point in time. When purchasing or renewing commercial general liability (CGL) policies there is often talk about “what is covered.” But the moral of this article is that it can… Continue reading Commercial General Liability Insurance Exclusions Are Worth a Close Examination

Do Defect Notice Letters Trigger The Duty To Defend?

Elliotte Quinn IV | Law 360 | October 17,2017 A developing area in the law of insurance coverage for construction defects is whether a contractor’s commercial general liability (“CGL”) carrier is obligated to defend the contractor when the contractor receives a notice of alleged construction defects under a notice and opportunity to repair statute. Over… Continue reading Do Defect Notice Letters Trigger The Duty To Defend?

Variations Among States Regarding Defective Workmanship as Occurrence

Ana Reis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 28, 2016 Whether construction defects are occurrences under Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policies is an issue that has been highly litigated in recent years. A review of cases from various states discloses that courts have been divided both in the way they decide and… Continue reading Variations Among States Regarding Defective Workmanship as Occurrence

Can Faulty Workmanship give Rise to a Covered Insurance Claim? Illinois Court says Yes

Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | November 30, 2015 The court states the issue in its first sentence: “This case presents a straightforward, but unsettled, question of Illinois law: Is there an ‘occurrence’ under standard-form comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) policies when the named insured contractor’s faulty workmanship causes damage to a building that… Continue reading Can Faulty Workmanship give Rise to a Covered Insurance Claim? Illinois Court says Yes

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