Jeff German – August 1, 2013 It had the makings of a lucrative construction defect scheme. A California law firm, an architect and a construction company were conspiring to pack the homeowners association board at the Starfire condominium complex in southwest Las Vegas with straw buyers to win contracts to pursue construction defect litigation and… Continue reading FBI Calls 2001 HOA Scheme Springboard for Larger, More Recent Operation GrandMaster
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South Carolina Supreme Court holds that Exclusions Preclude Coverage for Damage Caused by Defective Work
John R. Casciano and Saad Gul – August 2, 2013 In Bennett & Bennett Construction, Inc. v. Auto Owners Insurance Company, No. 27284 _ S.E.2d. _ 2013 S.C. LEXIS 170 (S.C. July 17, 2013) the Supreme Court of South Carolina, applying South Carolina law, held that that two exclusions barred coverage for a construction company’s… Continue reading South Carolina Supreme Court holds that Exclusions Preclude Coverage for Damage Caused by Defective Work
West Virginia Reverses Course to Expand Coverage
Mark Packman and Joao Santa-Rita – July 23, 2013 In the construction industry, small defects in workmanship can result in dramatic losses. For example, water damage losses arising from an improperly installed bathtub could be many times the cost of installing the tub in the first place. Some states hold that defective workmanship is not… Continue reading West Virginia Reverses Course to Expand Coverage
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Construction Defects Satisfy CGL Policy’s ‘Occurrence’ Requirement
John Hinton, Linda Klein, Fielder Martin and Ben Shapiro – July 22, 2013 Homeowners sued their homebuilder alleging that the concrete foundations of their homes were improperly constructed. As a result, it was alleged that the foundations were failing, and the defects in the foundations had caused “tangible physical damage” to the homes built atop them. The… Continue reading Georgia Supreme Court Rules Construction Defects Satisfy CGL Policy’s ‘Occurrence’ Requirement
Changing Rights and Obligations for Construction Defects in Community Associations in New Jersey
Mary Jane Augustine, Sarah B. Biser, Benjamin F. Elliott, Francis A. Kirk, John P. Martin and Joseph E. Ruccio, III – July 11, 2013 The rights and obligations of both developers and community associations have been expanded by the reported decision of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Belmont Condominium… Continue reading Changing Rights and Obligations for Construction Defects in Community Associations in New Jersey