Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | March 19, 2018 The Florida District Court reversed erroneous jury instructions that adopted the efficient proximate cause doctrine in determining whether the insurer was responsible for the insureds’ collapsed roof. Jones v. Federated National Ins. Co., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 561 (Fla. Ct. App. Jan. 17, 2018). The… Continue reading Jury Instruction That Fails to Utilize Concurrent Cause for Property Loss is Erroneous
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Anti-Indemnity Legislation Is A Growing Trend in Western States
Andrew G. Witik | Litchfield Cavo LLP | March 22, 2018 The growing trend in the Western states of anti-indemnity legislation vis-à-vis construction activities has produced its most recent published and precedential decision in Oklahoma, JP Energy Marketing v. Commerce And Industry Insurance Co., 2018 OK CIV APP 14, 412 P.3d 121 (03/01/2018). This coverage… Continue reading Anti-Indemnity Legislation Is A Growing Trend in Western States
Construction Defect Claim Must Be Defended Under Florida Law
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | February 7, 2018 The Eleventh Circuit found that the insured caused property damage to areas beyond its own work, obligating the insurer to defend. Addison Ins. Co. v. 4000 Island Blvd. Condo. Ass’n, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 26870 (11th Cir. Dec. 28, 2017). The condominium association contracted with… Continue reading Construction Defect Claim Must Be Defended Under Florida Law
Contractors: Consult Your Insurance Broker Regarding Your CGL Policy
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates | February 10, 2018 Contractors: do yourself a favor and consult your insurance broker regarding your commercial general liability (CGL) policy. Do this now, especially if you subcontract out work. CGL policies contain a “your work” exclusion. The CGL policy is written such that it excludes “‘property damage’ to ‘your work’ arising… Continue reading Contractors: Consult Your Insurance Broker Regarding Your CGL Policy
Will New York Law Go the Way of Weedo: Tenth Circuit Predicts New York Court of Appeals Will Hold that Property Damage Caused by a Subcontractor’s Defective Workmanship Can Constitute an Occurrence Under a Contractor’s CGL Policy
Bryan Keane and Katie Pfeifer | Dorsey | February 15, 2018 On February 13, 2018, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision, which concluded that, under New York law, the property damage caused by a subcontractor’s faulty workmanship did not qualify as a covered occurrence because the only damages were to… Continue reading Will New York Law Go the Way of Weedo: Tenth Circuit Predicts New York Court of Appeals Will Hold that Property Damage Caused by a Subcontractor’s Defective Workmanship Can Constitute an Occurrence Under a Contractor’s CGL Policy