Insurance Litigation, Construction Disputes, Construction Defects

Scheduling, Compliance, and Liaison Tasks under the Professional Services Exclusion

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP on 4/22/2024

Although a construction manager’s scheduling and liaison responsibilities do not require specialized training, such tasks may be sufficiently related to the actor’s other roles to be excluded from coverage under a liability...more

Insurer May Not Intervene Into Insured’s Construction Defect Trial To Seek Allocation of Damages

Cozen O'Connor on 6/4/2020

In Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Island Pointe, LLC, No. 27970, 2020 S.C. LEXIS 68 (May 13, 2020), the South Carolina Supreme Court clarified that insurers are not required and, absent unusual circumstances...more

Court Finds That “Care, Custody Or Control” Exclusion Did Not Negate Coverage For General Contractor Who Shared Jobsite...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/4/2019

McMillin Homes Constr., Inc. v. National Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 35 Cal.App.5th 1042 (2019); Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division One, Case No. D074219 (June 5, 2019). McMillin Homes Construction, Inc....more

Timing is Everything: Defending Subcontractors Against Breach of Construction Contract Claims

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP on 11/1/2018

Transfer of risk and liability are common occurrences in the field of construction. National builders often employ a single licensed general contractor to oversee the totality of its construction projects throughout the state...more

Fifth Circuit Holds Settlement Proceeds Received by General Contractor From Subcontractors Constitute “Other Insurance” Which...

Troutman Pepper on 10/4/2018

Satterfield & Pontikes Constr., Inc. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21488 (5th Cir. Aug. 2, 2018) - This case arises out of an excess insurance provider’s refusal to cover damages incurred by the...more

Insurance Litigation › Construction Disputes › Construction Defects

Scheduling, Compliance, and Liaison Tasks under the Professional Services Exclusion

Insurer May Not Intervene Into Insured’s Construction Defect Trial To Seek Allocation of Damages

Court Finds That “Care, Custody Or Control” Exclusion Did Not Negate Coverage For General Contractor Who Shared Jobsite...

Timing is Everything: Defending Subcontractors Against Breach of Construction Contract Claims

Fifth Circuit Holds Settlement Proceeds Received by General Contractor From Subcontractors Constitute “Other Insurance” Which...

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