Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Finding faulty workmanship that did not cause property damage beyond the subcontractor’s work, the court found there was no coverage under the CGL policy. Middlesex Ins. Co. v. Dixie Mech., Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175190 (N. D. Ga. Sept. 27, 2022). The case involved… Continue reading No Coverage for Subcontractor’s Faulty Workmanship
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Coverage for Collapse Ordered on Summary Judgment
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii A collapsed floor in a restaurant was found to be covered. J&J Fish on Center Street, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Spec. Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163661 (D. Wis. Sept. 12, 2022). J&J Fish rented property from Vision. Vision was obligated to… Continue reading Coverage for Collapse Ordered on Summary Judgment
Florida’s 25% Roofing Rule
Mike Rimoldi, William C. Bracken and Dave L. Compton | J.S. Held Florida’s 25% Reroofing Rule, found in the 2020 (Seventh Edition) Florida Building Code– Existing Building Edition’s Chapter 7 Section 706 EXISTING ROOFING and as modified by Florida Legislature’s SB 4-D. Background While the “25% rule” has been in the Florida Building Code (FBC)… Continue reading Florida’s 25% Roofing Rule
Hurricane Ian: Discussing Wind-Water Disputes
Randy Maniloff | White and Williams “Most of the Florida homes in the path of Hurricane Ian lack flood insurance, posing a major challenge to rebuilding efforts, new data show. In the counties whose residents were told to evacuate, just 18.5 percent of homes have coverage through the National Flood Insurance Program, according to Milliman,… Continue reading Hurricane Ian: Discussing Wind-Water Disputes
Litigating Tile Roof Claims
Sarah Burke and D. Grayson | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig Hurricane Irma’s landfall in Florida produced an avalanche of property insurance claims throughout the state, the majority of which involved reported damage to roofs. Though many of these claims were legitimate, enterprising public adjusters, contractors, and other policyholder advocates presented claims for wind-damaged roofs when,… Continue reading Litigating Tile Roof Claims