Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The insurer’s efforts to exclude two of the insured’s experts in a collapse case were unsuccessful. Hudon Specialty Ins. Co. v. Talex Enterprises, LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150148 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 4, 2019). The insureds’ building collapsed. The remaining portions of the building required immediate… Continue reading Insurer’s Attempt to Strike Experts in Collapse Case Fails
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Not All Damages Are Created Equal – the Proper Application of the Economic Loss Doctrine
Rahul Gogineni | The Subrogation Strategist In William Lansing v. Doe, 2019 Ore. App. LEXIS 1564, the Court of Appeals of Oregon considered whether the Economic Loss Doctrine (ELD) applied to the plaintiff’s claims based on purportedly faulty construction work in a home. In determining that damage to persons or property is not a purely economic loss… Continue reading Not All Damages Are Created Equal – the Proper Application of the Economic Loss Doctrine
Court Denies Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Collapse Claim
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii Facing yet another collapse claim based upon alleged poorly mixed cement, the Federal District Court in Connecticut denied the insurer’s motion to dismiss. Oliveria v. Safeco Ins Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147256 (D. Conn. Aug. 29, 2019). In 1993, the insureds’ purchased their home that… Continue reading Court Denies Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Collapse Claim
No Coverage to Builder for Beetle-Infested Logs
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs Nearly all construction jobs require that the contractor purchase insurance. Commercial general liability insurance (“CGL”) is often what is purchased. CGL policies also typically have an exclusion for property damage to “your work.” In a recent case, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed this exclusion in a… Continue reading No Coverage to Builder for Beetle-Infested Logs
Indemnify is a Funny Word Carrying Historical Baggage—Be Aware and Use with Care
Glenn West | Weil, Gotshal & Manges Despite the proliferation of R&W insurance as the sole recourse for buyers with respect to sellers’ breach of representations and warranties, an indemnification remedy against sellers (subject to a cap) continues to find its way into many private company acquisition agreements. Indemnification, as a concept, originated in the… Continue reading Indemnify is a Funny Word Carrying Historical Baggage—Be Aware and Use with Care