Construction Defects, Commercial General Liability Policies

Faulty Workmanship Can Be An Accident

by John Berringer | Reed Smith on 4/22/2013

After a spate of bad decisions for policyholders on whether general liability policies can ever provide coverage for construction liabilities, three courts, in the past few weeks, have done an about-face, holding that there...more

Update On Coverage For Colorado Construction Defects – TCD & Colorado Pool

by Chris Mosely, Melissa Reagan, Jerome Sturhahn, Katherine Dawson Varholak, Brooke Yates | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 2/27/2013

Over the past few years, we have monitored the efforts of some in the insurance industry to deny coverage for construction defect claims brought by construction professionals. These insurers' assault on construction...more

Montana Court Addresses Business Risk Exclusions

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 2/12/2013

In its recent decision in Lukes v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17979 (D. Mont. Feb. 11, 2013), the United States District Court for the District of Montana had occasion to consider the application of the...more

Introducing Construction Defect Coverage Quarterly, and an Analysis of “Occurrence” in Defect Coverage Actions

by Aaron Mandel, Stevi Raab | Sedgwick LLP on 2/8/2013

Through its recent opinion in Westfield Ins. Co. v. Custom Agri Systems, Inc., 2012 WL 4944305 (Ohio Oct. 16, 2012) (“Westfield”), the Ohio Supreme Court joined the majority of states in holding that faulty construction work...more

Colorado Federal Court Applies Builder’s Risk Exclusion and Policy Endorsement to Preclude Coverage for Underlying Construction...

by Aaron Mandel, Stevi Raab | Sedgwick LLP on 2/8/2013

Even where insureds clear the “property damage” and “occurrence” hurdles to finding coverage for construction defect claims under liability insurance policies, additional coverage obstacles remain. Consider the “business...more

Is Defective Construction an “Occurrence”? The Answer Isn’t So Concrete Construction Defect Coverage Quarterly

by Aaron Mandel, Stevi Raab | Sedgwick LLP on 2/8/2013

One of the largest issues litigated in today’s construction defect coverage actions is whether defective construction constitutes an “occurrence” (and therefore, may be covered) under liability insurance policies. Standard...more

Construction And Procurement Law News- 2012 Fourth Quarter

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/7/2013

In this issue: - Ninth Circuit: Underbids Can Constitute False Claims - State Courts Limit CGL Coverage for Property Damage Arising From Defective Construction - Construction Contractor Prevails in...more

Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Claims of Defective Workmanship Against a Builder Do Not Constitute an Occurrence Under a CGL Policy

by Scott Galla | Cozen O'Connor on 10/19/2012

On October 12, 2012, the Ohio Supreme resolved a longsimmering conflict among Ohio’s intermediate appellate courts by answering the following certified question: Are claims of defective construction/workmanship brought...more

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Faulty Workmanship Can Be An Accident

Update On Coverage For Colorado Construction Defects – TCD & Colorado Pool

Montana Court Addresses Business Risk Exclusions

Introducing Construction Defect Coverage Quarterly, and an Analysis of “Occurrence” in Defect Coverage Actions

Colorado Federal Court Applies Builder’s Risk Exclusion and Policy Endorsement to Preclude Coverage for Underlying Construction...

Is Defective Construction an “Occurrence”? The Answer Isn’t So Concrete Construction Defect Coverage Quarterly

Construction And Procurement Law News- 2012 Fourth Quarter

Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Claims of Defective Workmanship Against a Builder Do Not Constitute an Occurrence Under a CGL Policy

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