Clifford J. Shapiro | National Law Review 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
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COVID-19 Is Not Direct Physical Loss Or Damage
Joseph Blyskal, Dennis Brown and Michelle Bernard | Insurance Coverage Law Blog Is a cash register that is not being used damaged property? When you need to wash a table, a chair, or a section of flooring with readily available cleaning products to make them safe and useable, are you repairing damaged property? Is a… Continue reading COVID-19 Is Not Direct Physical Loss Or Damage
Commercial Property Insurance Coverage and Coronavirus
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
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