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Carr Maloney P.C.

Coverage Exclusion Under Commercial General Liability Policy In Light of OCIP

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Understanding coverage exclusions in a subcontractor’s commercial general liability insurance policy can be a daunting task. What the insuring language of the policy appears to provide, may be taken away through a policy...more

Carr Maloney P.C.

To Pay or Not to Pay “Rip and Tear” Damages

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Should a contractor’s Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy cover the expense of uncovering defective work causing damage to the owner’s property as well as the costs of exposing or accessing damaged building...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Protect Your Construction Project: Top 10 Insurance Provisions to Know

Presented by Jonathan A. Cass on April 27, 2021. Construction projects are dangerous places—people get hurt and property gets damaged. Whether you are a general contractor, a construction manager, or a subcontractor, it is...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Court Rules Jury Must Resolve Dispute Between Homeowner and Subcontractor Insurer Over When Claim Occurred

The California Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court's dismissal of a lawsuit, concluding that because there was a dispute over when a homeowner's claim "occurred" for purposes of an insurance policy, that dispute...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Protect Your Construction Project: Top 10 Insurance Provisions to Know - April 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Construction projects are dangerous places—people get hurt and property gets damaged. Whether you are a general contractor, a construction manager, or a subcontractor, it is imperative that you understand the importance of...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Care, Custody or Control Exclusion Requires Complete and Exclusive Control by Insured Claiming Coverage

In McMillin Homes Construction v. Natl. Fire & Marine Ins. Co. (No. D074219, filed 6/5/19) a California appeals court held that a “care, custody or control” exclusion did not bar coverage for defense of a general contractor...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

“That Particular Part” – Yet More

Massachusetts Appeals Court Gets It Right – Mostly - Hot on the heels of the Federal Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in MTI, Inc. v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, __ F.3d __, 2019 WL 321423 (10th Cir....more

Troutman Pepper

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

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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

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Beware of Blanket Additional Insured Endorsements That Require Contractual Privity

New York High Court Finds No Additional Insured Coverage In Absence of Contractual Privity With Named Insured - It is a common practice in the insurance industry for a project owner to require the general contractor to...more

Stinson LLP

General Contractor Insurance Coverage Decreased by Subcontractor's $500,000 Self-Insured Retention

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Owners and contractors typically who require firms they hire to have liability insurance, and name them as additional insureds in case they ever get sued for what the hired firm did wrong, but they can often get a rude...more

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