Taylo Brett | Adams and Reese After Louisiana citizens endured two consecutive prolific hurricane seasons in 2020 and 2021, state lawmakers made the adjustment of property insurance claims a top priority during this year’s Regular Legislative Session. On August 1, 2022, two new bills concerning claims adjusters went into effect: Senate Bill 198 and Senate… Continue reading It’s Time for Property Insurance Carriers to Re-Adjust in Louisiana
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Waive Your Claim Goodbye: Louisiana Court Holds That AIA Subrogation Waiver Did Not Violate Anti-Indemnification Statute and Applied to Subcontractors
Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist In 2700 Bohn Motor, LLC v. F.H. Myers Constr. Corp., No. 2021-CA-0671, 2022 La. App. LEXIS 651 (Bohn Motor), the Court of Appeals of Louisiana for the Fourth Circuit (Court of Appeals) considered whether a subrogation waiver in an AIA construction contract was enforceable and, if so, whether the waiver also… Continue reading Waive Your Claim Goodbye: Louisiana Court Holds That AIA Subrogation Waiver Did Not Violate Anti-Indemnification Statute and Applied to Subcontractors
Louisiana Court Of Appeal Holds Mold Remediation Costs Incurred Following A Covered Peril Fall Within A Mold Sub-Limit Because Such Costs Would Not Have Been Incurred But For The Mold
Gabriel R. Crane | Phelp Dunbar A Louisiana Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s ruling that mold remediation costs incurred as a result of a covered peril fall within the mold exclusion and endorsement of a homeowners’ policy because such costs would not have been incurred but for the appearance of mold. DeFelice v. Federated… Continue reading Louisiana Court Of Appeal Holds Mold Remediation Costs Incurred Following A Covered Peril Fall Within A Mold Sub-Limit Because Such Costs Would Not Have Been Incurred But For The Mold
What Is the Prescriptive Period for Louisiana First-Party Bad Faith Claims?
Deborah Trotter | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 27, 2019 Louisiana federal courts have been split on the issue regarding the applicable prescriptive period (statute of limitation) for first-party insureds’ bad faith claims against their insurers. Recently, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted review of Smith v. Citadel Insurance Company, to definitively rule on… Continue reading What Is the Prescriptive Period for Louisiana First-Party Bad Faith Claims?
4th Annual Southeast CDDC Agenda Announced
4th Annual Southeast CDDC October 12, 2018 New Orleans, LA | Loyola University College of Law $197 6.5 Continuing Legal Education credits (LA – other states upon request) including 1 ethics credit! Check-in with Continental Breakfast will start at 8:15 AM. Lunch and post conference reception is included. Check out this AWESOME agenda – come… Continue reading 4th Annual Southeast CDDC Agenda Announced