Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 11, 2018 Total loss and constructive total loss concepts in Florida are often confused with automobile total loss situations and exclusions and coverages related to Ordinance or Laws. We recently were asked about building law and ordinances which required a building to be demolished per… Continue reading Total Loss and Constructive Total Loss in Florida
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Attorneys’ Fees Awarded “Because Of” Property Damage Are Covered by Policy
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 6, 2018 The Ninth Circuit upheld the District Court’s decision that the insured Association of Apartment Owners was entitled to coverage for the attorneys’ fees incurred [prior post here].Ass’n of Apartment Owners of the Moorings, Inc. v. Dongbu Ins. Co., Ltd., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20251 (9th… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fees Awarded “Because Of” Property Damage Are Covered by Policy
Colorado Notice Standard Update For Residential and Commercial Property Damage
Timothy Burchard | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 24, 2018 Many of us in Central Colorado remember the hail storm that wreaked havoc on the Denver metro area in May 2017. What happens when hailstorm damage to your property does not manifest itself for a period of months, or even a year later?… Continue reading Colorado Notice Standard Update For Residential and Commercial Property Damage
Tennessee Court of Appeals Holds Defendant Has the Burden of Offering Alternative Measure of Damages to Prove that Plaintiff’s Measure of Damages is Unreasonable
Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist | July 5, 2018 In Durkin v. MTown Construction, LLC, 2018 Tenn. App. LEXIS 128, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee considered whether the lower court properly took judicial notice of an alternative measure of damages to the measure of damages advanced by the plaintiff. The Court of Appeals held… Continue reading Tennessee Court of Appeals Holds Defendant Has the Burden of Offering Alternative Measure of Damages to Prove that Plaintiff’s Measure of Damages is Unreasonable
Policyholder Attorneys: Be Careful Playing the Odds During Trial on First-Party Coverage Disputes – It Could Land You Right Back in Front of a Jury
Erin Dunnavant | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 7, 2018 On July 5, 2018, the Fourth District Court of Appeals, (“Fourth DCA”) reversed a jury’s verdict for Homeowner Sanjay Kuwas based on his counsel’s improper arguments and examination of his insurance company’s litigation manager during trial.1 Kuwas’ home suffered property damage due to… Continue reading Policyholder Attorneys: Be Careful Playing the Odds During Trial on First-Party Coverage Disputes – It Could Land You Right Back in Front of a Jury