Kerianne E. Kane | SDV Insights | May 28, 2019 What do you do when your house falls out from underneath you? Over the last few years, homeowners in northeastern Connecticut have been suing their insurers for denying coverage for claims based on deteriorating foundations in their homes. The lawsuits, which have come to be… Continue reading Connecticut Crumbling Concrete Cases Not Covered Under “Collapse” Provision in Homeowner’s Policy
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Trial Court Sides with Insurers Over Cracked Concrete Foundation
Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 15, 2018 In March of 2017, I wrote a blog post about the crumbling foundations in Connecticut due to a concrete company, J.J. Mottes & Company, using concrete that contained pyrrhotite, that cause the concrete to lose integrity and collapse. Many insurance companies have been denying these… Continue reading Trial Court Sides with Insurers Over Cracked Concrete Foundation
Federal Court Certifies Question Regarding Collapse to Connecticut Supreme Court
Jason Cleri | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 6, 2018 Last year I wrote a blogpost about the large class action lawsuit in Connecticut centered on the crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite in the concrete poured by the J.J. Mottes Company in approximately 20,000 buildings across Connecticut. Recently, a federal judge has asked the Connecticut… Continue reading Federal Court Certifies Question Regarding Collapse to Connecticut Supreme Court
Giant Concrete Coverage Suit Tests Conn. Bad Faith Laws
Ryan Boysen | Law 360 | July 3, 2017 National insurance giants including State Farm, AIG, Allstate and a slew of others are staring down the barrel of an unconventional proposed class action in Connecticut that could cost them billions of dollars and will test the limits of the state’s insurance industry bad faith laws — all because of… Continue reading Giant Concrete Coverage Suit Tests Conn. Bad Faith Laws
Connecticut Grapples With Failing Concrete Foundations
Nadine M. Post | Engineering News-Record | June 21, 2016 A mineral is a common denominator in the construction defects. Bad casting practices may be a factor in the poor performance of foundations over time. PHOTO COURTESY OF RESIDENTIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Bad casting practices may be a factor in the poor performance of foundations over… Continue reading Connecticut Grapples With Failing Concrete Foundations