Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The California Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the insurer regarding a claim for fire loss. Mosley v. Pacific Sec. Ins, Co., 2020 Cal. App LEXIS (Cal. Ct. App, May 26, 2020). The Mosleys rented their property to Pedro Lopez.… Continue reading Insured’s Lack of Knowledge of Tenant’s Growing Marijuana Means Coverage Afforded for Fire Loss
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Insurance Exclusion Negates Additional Insured Coverage
Stanley A. Martin | Commonsense Construction Law So you think your additional insured status as a GC provides protection against claims by your sub’s injured workers? Think again. General contractors commonly require subs to include the GC as an additional insured party on the sub’s general liability insurance policy. This requirement, coupled with an express… Continue reading Insurance Exclusion Negates Additional Insured Coverage
No Coverage for Counterclaim Arising from Insured’s Faulty Workmanship
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Eighth Circuit found there was no coverage for the insured’s faulty workmanship. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., S.I. v. Mid-American Grain Distributors, LLC, 958 F.3d 748 (8th Cir. 2020). Mid-American contracted with Lehenbauer to design and construct a grain storage and distribution facility for… Continue reading No Coverage for Counterclaim Arising from Insured’s Faulty Workmanship
Earth Movement Exclusion Precludes Coverage
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Federal District Court, District of Hawaii, found the earth movement exclusion barred coverage for the contractor when a landslide damaged the property. North River Ins. Co. v. H.K. Constr. Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90110 (D. Haw. May 22, 2020). Bruce and Yulin Bingle… Continue reading Earth Movement Exclusion Precludes Coverage
Enhancing The Prospects For Contractors To Have Insurance Coverage For Their Subcontractors’ Defective Work
Gregory P. Parsons and J.P. Stilz | Stites & Harbison I. INTRODUCTION. When a construction contractor engages in a construction project, it generally purchases a commercial general liability policy (“CGL”) to broadly cover it and, frequently, the property owner for claims that might arise during the course of construction. These insurance contracts are standard forms… Continue reading Enhancing The Prospects For Contractors To Have Insurance Coverage For Their Subcontractors’ Defective Work