Shannon O’Malley | Zelle No modern disease has dominated the news and affected the world-wide economy on such a scale as coronavirus (COVID-19). Coronavirus’s impact is widespread across almost all business sectors. Governments are shutting down whole regions and cities to quarantine and contain the outbreak. Workers are being urged to stay home for weeks,… Continue reading Commercial Property Insurance Coverage and Coronavirus
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Inadvertent Construction Defects Are an ‘Occurrence’ Under the CGL Insurance Policy
Clifford J. Shapiro | Barnes & Thornburg Whether property damage caused by defective construction work constitutes an accidental “occurrence” under the standard form Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy is now highly dependent on which state’s law applies. Determining which state’s law applies to a particular construction defect claim is therefore critical and often outcome… Continue reading Inadvertent Construction Defects Are an ‘Occurrence’ Under the CGL Insurance Policy
Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies What Is and Is Not an “Occurrence” in the Construction Defect Context
Marianne Bradley and Anthony Miscioscia |White and Williams 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, 2019 Ill.… Continue reading Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies What Is and Is Not an “Occurrence” in the Construction Defect Context
Spoliation: A Non-Party’s Potential Duty to Preserve Evidence
Kyle Staggs | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | December 2, 2019 It is not uncommon in a condominium complex for a unit to be damaged due to a failure in a neighboring unit. With units tightly packed together, water can quickly flow from one unit to another, causing damage along the way. Determining the… Continue reading Spoliation: A Non-Party’s Potential Duty to Preserve Evidence
Economic Loss Not Property Damage
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 26, 2019 The Fifth Circuit agreed with the district court that the insured subcontractor’s economic losses did not amount to covered property damage. Greenwich Ins. Co. v. Capsco Industries, Inc., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23949 (5th Cir. Aug 12, 2019). Capsco Industries, Inc.… Continue reading Economic Loss Not Property Damage