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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Pennsylvania Court Holds Drywall Claims Arose Out of Single Occurrence

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 2/19/2013

In its recent decision in Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Devon International, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20659 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 15, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law,...more

Tarion Overhaul of Major Structural Defect Procedures

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 7/18/2012

Tarion has introduced significant changes to the major structural defect claims process. These changes will affect all condominium projects where the first arm’s length agreement of purchase and sale was signed after July 1,...more

New Jersey Judiciary Narrows Applicability of Statute of Repose to Manufacturers of Products That Are Utilized in Improvements to...

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/6/2012

New Jersey’s Appellate Division clarified the role of the New Jersey Statute of Repose, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1 (the Statute of Repose), as it pertains to manufacturers of products that are utilized in improvements to real...more

Insurance Law Update - Negligent Design and Construction Is Not an Occurrence of Property Damage - February 2011

by Sedgwick LLP on 2/24/2011

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit In VRV Development L.P.v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 48897 (5th Cir. (Tex.) January 7, 2011), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that negligent design and...more

Insurance Law Update - South Carolina Attempts to Clean Up the ‘Intellectual Mess’ Over the Meaning of ‘Occurrence’ in...

by Sedgwick LLP on 2/24/2011

Supreme Court of South Carolina In Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc. v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., ___ S.E. 2d ___, 2011 WL 93716 (S.C. January 7, 2011), the Supreme Court of South Carolina held that there is...more