Traub Lieberman Nationwide, homeowners’ insurers routinely face foundation wall collapse claims. But in Connecticut, where at least 30,000 homes are believed to have been constructed in the 1980s and 1990s with defective concrete, the scope of homeowners insurance for collapse claims has been a closely watched issue. In Jemiola v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., 2019 WL… Continue reading Connecticut Answers Critical Questions Regarding Scope of Collapse Coverage in Homeowners Policies in Insurers’ Favor
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Connecticut Supreme Court Further Refines Meaning of “Collapse”
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Connecticut courts have been inundated with collapse cases the past couple of years due to insureds’ living in homes that were constructed with defective concrete manufactured by J.J. Mottes Concrete Company. In a duo of cases, the Connecticut Supreme Court responded to a certified question from the… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Further Refines Meaning of “Collapse”
Breaking News: Connecticut Supreme Court Decides Significant Coverage Issues in R.T. Vanderbilt
Patricia B. Santelle and Ciaran B. Way | White and Williams On October 4, 2019 (almost two years after granting certification), the Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Court’s rulings on four key coverage issues in R.T. Vanderbilt Company v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, et al. The coverage dispute in Vanderbilt concerns underlying actions alleging that talc and… Continue reading Breaking News: Connecticut Supreme Court Decides Significant Coverage Issues in R.T. Vanderbilt
Connecticut Supreme Court Fortifies Crumbling Foundation Claim Denials in Trio of Insurer Victories
Brendan Gooley | Property Casualty Focus A year ago, we wrote about a rapidly emerging area of insurance litigation in Connecticut: crumbling foundations. As a quick recap, tens of thousands of homes in northeastern Connecticut built over a span of more than 30 years may have been constructed with defective concrete that causes basement walls to prematurely deteriorate and… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Fortifies Crumbling Foundation Claim Denials in Trio of Insurer Victories
Foundations, Basement Walls And Collapse — Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Against Coverage
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs | November 21, 2019 Homeowners in Connecticut (and other states) have had issues with crumbling foundations and basement walls of their homes due to defective concrete manufactured by a specific supplier. They have turned to their homeowners insurance policies for coverage and coverage has been denied. Multiple lawsuits… Continue reading Foundations, Basement Walls And Collapse — Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Against Coverage