Amanda Parker Baggett | Rogers Towers A few days ago, the popular television program “60 Minutes” aired a story about a national flooring retailer selling Chinese-manufactured laminate flooring that contains extremely high levels of the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde. The report detailed the false labeling practices of the laminate flooring in China where misleading labels are affixed… Continue reading Is Toxic Flooring the New Chinese Drywall?
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Rumors of Revival were Greatly Exaggerated: Fifth Circuit Reverses Opinion on Contractual Liability Exclusion
Meredith Whigham Caiafa | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | January 15, 2015 We previously discussed the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Crownover v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., No. 11-10166 (5th Cir June 27, 2014)—an opinion that seemed to revive the contractual liability exclusion by distinguishing a landmark Texas decision that had narrowed the… Continue reading Rumors of Revival were Greatly Exaggerated: Fifth Circuit Reverses Opinion on Contractual Liability Exclusion
Insurer Has Duty to Defend Additional Insured in Construction Defect Case
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | December 29, 2015 The court denied the insurer’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the insurer had a duty to defend the additional insured against claims for construction defects. Centex Homes v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164472 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 24, 2014). Centex contracted with Gateway… Continue reading Insurer Has Duty to Defend Additional Insured in Construction Defect Case
Top 3 Construction Law Developments of 2014
Don Gregory | Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter | December 16, 2014 There were a number of significant legal developments impacting the construction industry over the past year. Here are my top three: 1. Ohio Supreme Court Enforces “Pay-if-Paid” Clause The Ohio Supreme Court in Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., Slip Opinion… Continue reading Top 3 Construction Law Developments of 2014
The Irony of Defamation Lawsuits – Construction Edition
Stanley A. Martin | Duane Morris LLP | November 14, 2014 There is a certain irony in any defamation lawsuit, which is a public request for redress arising from a statement the claimant says should not have been made public. Now we have the construction version. Company A sues Company B, claiming statements of B… Continue reading The Irony of Defamation Lawsuits – Construction Edition