U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds No CGL Insurance Coverage for Damages Arising from Contractor’s Shoddy Work

Gregory M. Boucher | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr On May 12, 2020, the United States Eight Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Missouri law, rejected a contractor’s contention that its commercial general liability (CGL) policy provided coverage for claims arising out of the contractor’s allegedly defective construction work. See Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., S.I. v.… Continue reading U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds No CGL Insurance Coverage for Damages Arising from Contractor’s Shoddy Work

How to Contain Construction Disputes

  John Cooper | Jones Day | December 28, 2015 Imagine if, when a dispute involving defective design or defective construction first arose, it could be dealt with in a safe environment so that the defects could be remedied and the possible impacts of them limited, reduced or avoided? There is no reason why this… Continue reading How to Contain Construction Disputes

Michigan Court of Appeals – Update on Whether Defective Construction can Constitute an “Occurrence” Under CGL Policies

Scott Murphy – December 20, 2012 A recent coverage decision from the Michigan Court of Appeals should have general contractors examining the scope and limits of coverage provided by their commercial general liability (commonly referred to as “CGL”) policy. In Heaton v Pristine Home Builders, L.L.C., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Michigan Court of… Continue reading Michigan Court of Appeals – Update on Whether Defective Construction can Constitute an “Occurrence” Under CGL Policies

Construction Defects

Justin Stark – June 16, 2012 “Oh No.” Construction projects are often humankind’s most remarkable undertakings, building beautiful improvements to our world.  Sometimes, however, things don’t work out quite right. Defective Construction What makes for a “construction defect”? Failure to Accomplish the Anticipated Result In order to be “defective,” the actual construction must necessarily have… Continue reading Construction Defects

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