Jean Meyer | Colorado Construction Litigation | January 23, 2017 On October 20, 2016, the Colorado Court of Appeals announced the Sopris Lodging, LLC v. Schofield Excavation, Inc.[1] decision. The Sopris decision significantly altered the potential pitfalls awaiting a general contractor in pursuit of third-party claims as well as potential defenses available for a subcontractor… Continue reading The Impact of Sopris Lodging v. Schofield Excavation on Timeliness of Colorado Construction Defect Claims
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Related Acts Provisions in Professional Liability Policies
Christopher Fredericks and Gregory S. Mantych | International Law Office | February 7, 2017 Introduction Of the various provisions found in insurance policies, few lend themselves to existential exploration more than those concerning ‘related’ acts. What makes two separate acts related? Does the relationship come down to the similarities or the differences? Does one act… Continue reading Related Acts Provisions in Professional Liability Policies
Benefit to Insureds under Property Insurance Policy – Concurrent Cause Doctrine
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates | December 2, 2016 The Florida Supreme Court in Sebo v. American Home Assurance Co., Inc., 41 Fla. L. Weekly S582a (Fla. 2016) gave really good news to claimants seeking recovery under a first-party all-risk property insurance policy. The Court held that the concurrent cause doctrine and not… Continue reading Benefit to Insureds under Property Insurance Policy – Concurrent Cause Doctrine
No Duty to Defend Additional Insured for Construction Defects
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | November 21, 2016 The Eleventh Circuit found there was no duty to defend the contractor additional insured for the costs of repairing and replacing roofing installed incorrectly by the subcontractor insured. Core Constr. Servs. Southeast v. Crum & Forster Spec. Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 17575… Continue reading No Duty to Defend Additional Insured for Construction Defects
Determining Depreciation: The Definition of Actual Cash Value Varies Widely Between States
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 22, 2016 In yesterday’s post, Determining Depreciation–Are Policyholders Getting Ripped Off, I promised to discuss issues of actual cash value and depreciation. The article I am critiquing giving rise to this discussion cited California law regarding actual cash value and then made this statement: In… Continue reading Determining Depreciation: The Definition of Actual Cash Value Varies Widely Between States