Lian Skaf | The Subrogation Strategist Foreseeability is a tort concept that tends to permeate several aspects of legal analysis, often causing confusion in litigants’ interpretation of, and courts’ application of, foreseeability to their cases. In Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Progress Rail Services. Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73967 (C.D. Ill.), the United States District Court for… Continue reading Illinois Federal Court Determines if Damages Are Too Remote
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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
Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies What Is and Is Not an “Occurrence” in the Construction Defect Context
Marianne Bradley and Anthony Miscioscia | White and Williams LLP On December 31, 2019, the First District Illinois Appellate Court issued its decision in Owners Insurance Company v. Precision Painting & Decorating Corporation, clarifying what does and does not constitute “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” in the construction defect context. 2019 IL App. (1st) 190926-U,… Continue reading Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies What Is and Is Not an “Occurrence” in the Construction Defect Context
If I Start Making Repairs, Does It Affect My Insurance Claim?
J. Ryan Fowler | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 8, 2019 One question I get asked by clients after a storm has damaged their home is: “Can I start making repairs?” This can be a difficult question as the real-world factors of cost, time, availability of materials, and labor are important considerations. It… Continue reading If I Start Making Repairs, Does It Affect My Insurance Claim?
Court Finds Animals Incapable of Vandalism or Malicious Mischief for Insurance Purposes (and all other purposes, too)
Alex Silverman | Property Casualty Focus | October 31, 2019 I am willing to go out on a limb and say that if asked whether an animal, say, a raccoon, is capable of committing malicious criminal acts, most humans would agree that the issue is beyond dispute. But, alas, most humans would be wrong (apparently… Continue reading Court Finds Animals Incapable of Vandalism or Malicious Mischief for Insurance Purposes (and all other purposes, too)