Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | January 4, 2016 The district court found that under Illinois law, the damage caused by the insured’s faulty workmanship to portions of building beyond the scope of its own work was covered under a CGL policy. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Decorating Serv., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXS 159140… Continue reading Coverage Found for Faulty Workmanship Damaging Other Property
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Can Faulty Workmanship give Rise to a Covered Insurance Claim? Illinois Court says Yes
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | November 30, 2015 The court states the issue in its first sentence: “This case presents a straightforward, but unsettled, question of Illinois law: Is there an ‘occurrence’ under standard-form comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) policies when the named insured contractor’s faulty workmanship causes damage to a building that… Continue reading Can Faulty Workmanship give Rise to a Covered Insurance Claim? Illinois Court says Yes
New Jersey Appellate Court Holds That Coverage Exists for Consequential Damages Caused By Subcontractors’ Defective Work
Denise N. Yasinow, Loly G. Tor and Christopher A. Barbarisi | K & L Gates | November 23, 2015 This past summer, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division issued a favorable decision for owners, real estate developers, and general contractors regarding insurance coverage for damages caused by the faulty work of their subcontractors. … Continue reading New Jersey Appellate Court Holds That Coverage Exists for Consequential Damages Caused By Subcontractors’ Defective Work
Sixth Circuit Finds No Coverage for Property Damage Caused by Faulty Workmanship
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | October 5, 2015 The Sixth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s order granting summary judgment to the insurer who denied a defense for a construction defect claim. Steel Supply & Eng’g Co. v. Illinois Nat’. Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 14363 (6th Cir. Aug. 13, 2015). Steel Supply contracted… Continue reading Sixth Circuit Finds No Coverage for Property Damage Caused by Faulty Workmanship
Sixth Circuit: A Michigan Collapse Extension Overrides Exclusions for Cracking and Defective Design
Dick Bennett | Cozen O’Connor’s Property Insurance Law Observer | July 15, 2015 In Joy Tabernacle — The New Testament Church v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2015 WL 3824733, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10707 (6th Cir., Jun. 22, 2015), a unanimous panel of the federal Court of Appeals recently held that a collapse extension… Continue reading Sixth Circuit: A Michigan Collapse Extension Overrides Exclusions for Cracking and Defective Design