Eric J. Hulett | National Law Review| November 21, 2014 Until recently, owners of damaged homes in West Virginia had some limits on the amount of damages they could recover in a lawsuit. Now, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has significantly revised prior case law and expanded available damages in Brooks et al v.… Continue reading Residential Homeowner Can Recover Costs of Repairs Even If Greater Than Fair Market Value of House
Tag: property damage
More Or Less Natural Hazard Risk Than Average: It’s All About Location
Kathryn Dobbyn | CoreLogic | November 3, 2014 We all intuitively know that location matters when it comes to real estate. For the U.S. housing market, emphasis on location has in the past been in terms of factors such as school districts, commuting times, mass transit and walkability. That being said, in 2013, severe weather… Continue reading More Or Less Natural Hazard Risk Than Average: It’s All About Location
No CGL Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Under Pennsylvania Law
Gilbert Lee | Sedgwick Insurance Law Blog | October 24, 2014 In State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. McDermott, 2014 WL 5285335 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 15, 2014), a federal court recently held that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against an underlying construction defect lawsuit containing causes of action sounding… Continue reading No CGL Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Under Pennsylvania Law
Cosmetic Damage is Physical Damage
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law | October 22, 2014 Property insurance policies cover physical damage to property. Cosmetic damage has traditionally been paid if the damage is greater than the deductible. Lately, some ingenious insurance company lawyers are wrongfully arguing that their stingy insurance company claims managers are correctly not paying for cosmetic… Continue reading Cosmetic Damage is Physical Damage
Cannonball! CGL Policy Does Not Cover Pool Contractor for Subcontractor’s Negligence
Jeffrey Dillon | Sedgwick Insurance Law Blog | October 7, 2014 In Standard Contractors, Inc. v. National Trust Ins. Co., Civil Action No.:7:14-cv-66-HL, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia recently granted a commercial general liability insurer’s motion to dismiss a contractor’s coverage action on the ground that the policy’s “Contractors Errors and Omissions” coverage applied only to property damage to the contractors’ work… Continue reading Cannonball! CGL Policy Does Not Cover Pool Contractor for Subcontractor’s Negligence