Fourth Circuit Finds No Bad Faith for Delay in Investigating Construction Defect Claim

James W. Bryan | Nexsen Pruet | September 12, 2017 Construction defect claims often include coverage disputes spiced with allegations of bad faith designed to turn up the heat on the insurer. The Fourth Circuit, in its review of one such recent North Carolina case, held while the insured prevailed on its contract claim, there… Continue reading Fourth Circuit Finds No Bad Faith for Delay in Investigating Construction Defect Claim

Court Reaffirms Damages Analysis in Construction Defect Cases

Thomas P. Wert | Roetzel & Andress | February 22, 2016 On February 5, 2015, the Court of Appeals, Second District, reaffirmed the means by which courts determine damages for construction defect claims.  Gray v. Mark Hall Homes, Inc., 2016 WL 459436 (Fla. 2nd DCA Feb. 5, 2015).   In 2005, Angela Gray contracted with Mark Hall… Continue reading Court Reaffirms Damages Analysis in Construction Defect Cases

Alabama Supreme Court Withdraws and Re-Issues Decision to Find “Occurrence” for Construction Defect Claim

Clifford J. Shapiro – April 1, 2014 Last September, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a decision that denied insurance coverage to a homebuilder on the ground that there can be no “occurrence” where construction defect claims do not allege property damage to something other than the home the policyholder built. Owners Insurance Co. v. Jim Carr… Continue reading Alabama Supreme Court Withdraws and Re-Issues Decision to Find “Occurrence” for Construction Defect Claim