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September 2024 Insurance Update

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In this month’s update, we discuss Russian-seized planes, Starbucks-caused traffic jams, a squabble over the use of a family name, a restaurant’s pandemic-based loss, a poorly built house, and whether insurance covers any of...more

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Litigation Minute: Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters: Insurance Tips for Commercial Policyholders (ESG Litigation Series: Part...

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What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Storms and hurricanes, isolated but powerful tornados, earthquakes, fires, and floods—the question is not whether, but where and when policyholders will confront the next natural...more

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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

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Water Alone is Not Property Damage Under a CGL Policy in Connecticut

The Connecticut Appellate Court recently provided guidance on what does not constitute property damage under a typical contractor’s Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy in Westchester Modular Homes of Fairfield...more

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Claims Notes: June 2024

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The Florida Supreme Court ruled that PIP (Personal Injury Protection) insurers may pay 80% of a charge submitted by a provider, even when that reimbursement amount is less than the amount that would be reimbursable under the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Insurers on COVID Coverage

Our February 2023 post “The Commercial Division Rejects Yet Another Insured’s Claim for Coverage for Covid-Related Revenues Losses” left readers wondering whether the New York Court of Appeals would uphold the First...more

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Insurance Update - February 23, 2024

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In this month’s insurance update, we address: •Whether opioid suits allege an occurrence - •Whether the recurring presence of wild turkeys is “infestation” - •Whether improper copying of an industry publication was in...more

Hinckley Allen

Contractors, Beware: General Liability Insurers Wrongfully Denying Claims for Damage Caused by Defective Subcontractor Work

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As a contractor, you are familiar with working together with subcontractors — delegating project scope as part of the overall job. However, when a subcontractor’s work is defective, who is liable for the damage?...more

Presley & Presley

December Bad Faith Update: No Request for Defense, No Coverage Problem

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With very limited exceptions, liability policies provide insureds with two primary benefits: ­a defense paid for by the insurance carrier and indemnity for covered claims. These benefits to the insured are purchased with...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Indicates Potential Path for Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects Under CGL Policies

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On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC, et al., 2023 IL 129087 with significant implications for insurance coverage of construction defects under...more

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Another Win for Policyholders as Illinois Reverses Course and Joins the Majority of States Recognizing CGL Policies Cover Property...

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On 30 November 2023, Illinois joined the majority of states that recognize that commercial general liability (CGL) insurance covers damage to one part of a construction project caused by construction defects in other parts of...more

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Insurance Update - December 2023

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Our December Insurance Update features a few firsts from state high courts. For the first time: •The Supreme Court of Hawaii addresses reimbursement of defense costs. •The Supreme Court of Illinois addresses coverage for...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Major Ruling: Illinois Supreme Court Provides Clarity and Changes Precedent on CGL Coverage for Defective Work (Positively...

The Illinois Supreme Court recently upended decades of Illinois caselaw regarding coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) policies, aligning Illinois with most states on the issue. On November 30, 2023, the Illinois...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

What Every Party Needs to Know About Insurance Before Signing a Lease

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On this episode of Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate, attorneys Stacey Tyler and Stephen Tanico discuss the intersection of insurance and real estate law with Lynda A. Bennett, chair of Lowenstein's...more

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Hydraulic Fracking Services/Commercial General Liability Policy: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Coverage for Faulty Workmanship

Co-Author: Jenna Davidson The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 31st Opinion an insurance coverage question arising out of hydraulic fracking services being employed...more

White and Williams LLP

Insurance Enters the Fray: Southern District of New York Finds Insurrectionary Intent Sufficient to Apply War Exclusion

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In a September 22, 2022 decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held a commercial general liability policy’s war and financial services exclusions barred coverage for a suit arising out of the...more

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Insurance Update - August 2022

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A few years back, we discussed the Montana Supreme Court’s Parker decision, which interpreted an earth movement exclusion in a first-party claim under a homeowner’s policy. There, a boulder dislodged from a hillside and...more

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Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down A “Claims-Made” Policy Issued To A Contractor On Public Policy Grounds

Preferred Contractors Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, LLC v. Baker and Son Construction, Inc., 2022 Wash. LEXIS 426 ( Aug. 11, 2022) - Traditionally, general liability insurance contracts were “occurrence-based”...more

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Waste Water and Ambiguities: Oklahoma Supreme Court Affirms that Carrier Must Defend Oil and Gas Company in Property Damage Suit

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In Crown Energy Co. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., Case No. 116989, 2022 WL 2128667 (Okla. June 14, 2022), the Oklahoma Supreme Court concluded that seismic activity caused by water waste disposal wells in oil and gas operations...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Continuing Use of CGL Policies to Cover Data Breach Losses

Our lives and the products and devices we use become more dependent on data by the day. As a result, cyberattacks and data breaches present everchanging risks to companies and individuals, and the importance of applicable...more

Payne & Fears

Virginia Federal Court Reaffirms Construction Defect Claims Not Covered by CGL Policies

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Third-party claims seeking damages for faulty workmanship that results in property damage are covered under general liability policies in most jurisdictions. Virginia is not one of them. A federal district court recently...more

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Montana: Unambiguous Exclusions Enforced Despite Lack of Table of Contents Required Under Statute

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A recent Supreme Court decision, High Country Paving, Inc. v. United Fire & Cas. Co., 2022 MT 72, ¶ 1, answered in the negative a question certified by a federal district court regarding tensions inherent in Montana’s...more

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Texas Federal Court Delivers Another Big Win for Policyholders on CGL Coverage for Construction-Defect Claims and “Rip-and-Tear”...

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Insurers regularly argue that commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies are not performance bonds and therefore there is no coverage for claims seeking damages for defective or faulty workmanship. Insurers also argue...more

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Part Four: Reviewing Key U.S. Insurance Decisions, Trends, & Developments

Civil Unrest, Riots, And Strikes - This is the fourth installment of our series of articles reviewing some of the key trends and developments currently impacting the U.S. insurance industry. Many commentators have...more

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Pennsylvania Federal Court Confirms: Construction Defect Claims Not Covered by CGL Policies

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The construction industry operates under the constant spectre of claims seeking damages for defective or faulty workmanship. Fortunately, the law in most states treats these claims as covered under commercial general...more

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