Steven R. Inouye and George P. Soares | Gordon & Rees LLP | January 20, 2017 The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, affirmed in part and reversed in part an order awarding an insurance company its $1 million policy limits used to settle a construction defect claim on behalf of an insured general… Continue reading No “Occurrence” Found Where Contractor Intentionally Performed Defective Work With The Hope It Would Not Cause Property Damage
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Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Broad Duty to Defend
Theresa Guertin | Saxe Doernberger & Vita, PC | January 2017 The Supreme Court of Oregon issued a decision at the end of last year which perfectly illustrates the lengths to which a court may go to grant a contractor’s claim for defense from its insurer in a construction defect suit. In West Hills Development… Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Broad Duty to Defend
Arizona Court of Appeals Rules That Coverage for an Additional Insured is no Greater Than Coverage Afforded a Named Insured – – Interpretation of the Your Work Exclusion.
J. Gregory Cahill | Dickinson Wright PLLC | January 12, 2017 In a matter of first impression, the Arizona Court of Appeals recently ruled that the “Your Work Exclusion” in a Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policy bars coverage for an additional insured when the only claimed damage was to the named insured’s own work.… Continue reading Arizona Court of Appeals Rules That Coverage for an Additional Insured is no Greater Than Coverage Afforded a Named Insured – – Interpretation of the Your Work Exclusion.
What is an Offer Judgement and can it Really Lower the Cost of or Shorten Litigation?
Timothy R. Engelbrecht and T. Nicoholas Goanos | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig | January 11, 2017 Insurance coverage litigation today is often time consuming and expensive. Many cases include claims for “bad faith” damages, and some cases seek punitive damages. To support their allegations, litigants will usually seek a wide-array of documents and testimony. Accordingly,… Continue reading What is an Offer Judgement and can it Really Lower the Cost of or Shorten Litigation?
“Other Insurance” Provisions
Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | January 22, 2017 In 2012, the Barnard Elementary School Building (“Barnard Building”) in Tulsa, Oklahoma sustained approximately $6 million in fire damage in 2012. There were two insurance policies covering the same policy period: (1) a policy issued by Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (“Philadelphia”) to the… Continue reading “Other Insurance” Provisions