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K&L Gates LLP

URS v. BDW [2025]: Supreme Court Confirms Consultants' Duty to Developers for Historic Defects

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The UK Supreme Court’s (Court) decision in URS Corporation Ltd v. BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 resolves key questions around the recoverability of remediation costs where the developer no longer owns the property and has no...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Coverage for Post-Tender Remediation Costs Precluded as Voluntary Payments Where Insured Admitted and Assumed Liability Before...

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A federal district court, applying New York law, has held that a “voluntary payments provision” precluded coverage for an insured’s post-tender costs to remediate its engineering errors because the insured admitted and...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Court Declines to Enforce Advance Conflict Waiver Against Winston & Strawn Client, Netflix

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Although the legal community eagerly awaits the California Supreme Court’s decision on advance waivers in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton v. J-M Mfg. (Cal. No. S232946), a recent decision in the Bankruptcy Court for the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Texas Federal Court Clarifies Broad Scope of Professional Liability Policies for Lawyers

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Lawyers may be surprised to learn that lawsuits brought by clients challenging something other than purely legal advice or advocacy—such as billing—may not be covered by their professional liability policies. Interpreting the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Texas Court Construes Professional Liability Policy to Require Defense of Law Firm in Fee Dispute

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In Shamoun & Norman, LLP v. Ironshore Indemnity, Inc., Cause No. 3:14-1340, In the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, the federal district court construed a professional liability policy issued by Ironshore to...more

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