Update On Coverage For Colorado Construction Defects

Chris Mosley, Katie Varholak, Jay Sturhahn, Brooke Yates and Melissa Regan – February 25, 2013 Over the past few years, we have monitored the efforts of some in the insurance industry to deny coverage for construction defect claims brought by construction professionals. These insurers’ assault on construction professionals began with the Colorado Court of Appeals… Continue reading Update On Coverage For Colorado Construction Defects

FINALLY, a CD Coverage Case in New York!!

Aquatectonics, Inc. d/b/a Loebs & Gordon PoolCraft v. The Hartford Casualty Insurance Company Well, the attack on insureds via the restrictive definition of “occurrence” (a true double edged sword for carriers), continues to march forward this time right into the Empire State, a jurisdiction not known for a plethora of CD cases nor coverage opinions… Continue reading FINALLY, a CD Coverage Case in New York!!

Good news for construction professionals: court reaffirms construction defect can be an occurrence under a general liability policy

Jerome H. Sturhahn – November 17, 2011 The last couple of years have seen Colorado courts disagree over the question whether faulty workmanship is an “occurrence” covered under a commercial general liability policy. In previous client advisories we have tracked the evolution of this issue in Colorado. Last year, the Colorado General Assembly, responding to… Continue reading Good news for construction professionals: court reaffirms construction defect can be an occurrence under a general liability policy