Robert Nussbaum | Saiber In the April 2023 OnSite issue, the Saiber Construction Law Column discussed a 2022 case in which the Supreme Court of Maryland held that a party who hires an independent contractor is generally not liable to an employee of that contractor for injuries caused by the contractor’s negligence in performing the work for… Continue reading The Saiber Construction Law Column: February 2024
Tag: Personal Injury
The Role of Expert Witnesses in Personal Injury Trials: What You Need to Know
Salvatore Grillo | Grillo Law Personal Injury Lawyers Obtaining compensation for damages resulting from the actions of a careless party often requires litigation, wherein your legal representative must demonstrate the cause of an accident or incident. In addition to utilizing eyewitness testimony, official reports, and other forms of documentation to establish the details of your… Continue reading The Role of Expert Witnesses in Personal Injury Trials: What You Need to Know
Construction Litigation Roundup: “A Reel Insurance Brainteaser”
Daniel Lund III | Phelps Dunbar During construction of a movie theater in New York, an employee of a subcontractor was seriously injured by a co-employee operating a forklift. The injured employee sued the general contractor and the project and property owners for his injuries. The general contract had the typical insurance clauses in it,… Continue reading Construction Litigation Roundup: “A Reel Insurance Brainteaser”
The Privette Doctrine, the Hooker Exception, and an Attack at a Construction Site
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog You don’t often hear about workers being attacked by ne’er-do-wells on a construction project. But, as they say, stuff happens . . . Construction contracts often address health and safety issues, as well as site security to protect the improvement, materials, equipment and tools, as well as to… Continue reading The Privette Doctrine, the Hooker Exception, and an Attack at a Construction Site
No Coverage for Delinquent Payments: Mobile Home Park Operator Cannot Recover for “Expected or Intended” Injuries
Lauren Silk | PropertyCasualtyFocus On May 1, 2023, in West American Insurance Co. v. Del Ray Properties Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held that general liability insurers owed no coverage obligations to a mobile home park operator in connection with delinquent payments of utility bills that jeopardized its residents’ water… Continue reading No Coverage for Delinquent Payments: Mobile Home Park Operator Cannot Recover for “Expected or Intended” Injuries