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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Courts surprisingly affirm insurance coverage to defend against economic loss

For parties facing class action lawsuits, where the class seeks to recover for economic losses, there may still be opportunities for insurance coverage. Thus, where economic losses arise out of the purchase of products that...more

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Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Economic Loss Doctrine Only Applies to Products Liability Cases; Reverses Appeals Court’s Expansion

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The Tennessee Supreme Court recently issued an important decision making clear that in a breach of contract dispute, the aggrieved party may recover more in damages than the parties’ contract permits, such as punitive,...more

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Tennessee Court Extends Economic Loss Doctrine to Construction Claims

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The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion extending application of the economic loss doctrine to certain construction claims. Among other things, the economic loss doctrine prevents a party from recovering on...more

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Damage in economic loss claims: The English Court provides welcome clarification on accepting jurisdiction

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The English High Court has decided that, in determining whether it has jurisdiction to hear claims about economic loss, the focus must be on where the loss manifested itself (i.e. its crystallisation) rather than on the...more

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Utah Digs Deep and Finds “Design Defect” Includes Pre-Construction Geotechnical Reports

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The Supreme Court of Utah recently found that an incorrect pre-construction geotechnical engineering report is a “defective design.” Thus, actions arising from an incorrect geotechnical report are appropriately governed by...more

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Even Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim May Be Barred By the Economic Loss Rule

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While one party may owe a fiduciary duty to another outside of their contract, the Business Court will nonetheless examine the damages the plaintiff seeks from each and every claim. Perry v. Frigi-Temp Frigeration, Inc., 2020...more

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Not All Damages Are Created Equal – the Proper Application of the Economic Loss Doctrine

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In William Lansing v. Doe, 2019 Ore. App. LEXIS 1564, the Court of Appeals of Oregon considered whether the Economic Loss Doctrine (ELD) applied to the plaintiff’s claims based on purportedly faulty construction work in a...more

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Court Holds That Economic Loss Rule Bars Conspiracy To Breach Fiduciary Duty Claims

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In Shopoff Advisors, LP v. Atrium Circle, GP, the buyer and seller to a real estate transaction sued each other. No. 04-18-00438-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 5764 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 10, 2019, no pet. history)....more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Employers Have Duty to Protect Their Employees’ Data

Dittman v. UPMC, 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018).  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that employers have a legal duty to use reasonable care to safeguard sensitive personal information of their employees when the employer chooses...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Employers can be Held Liable for Failing to Secure Employee Data

In a groundbreaking decision published on November 21, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held, for the first time, that employers must exercise reasonable care to safeguard employee personal information stored on an...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Fall Of The Economic Loss Rule And Rise Of The Independent Tort Doctrine

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In Florida, the economic loss rule previously prevented parties who allocated their risks and remedies in a contract from bringing a tort action. For many years, the economic loss rule only applied in two circumstances: ...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Court Approves Retaliation Protection For Private Police Report

The California Court of Appeal held last week in Cardenas v. M. Fanaian, D.D.S., Inc. that retaliation claims under California Labor Code § 1102.5 need not be based on a report of employer wrongdoing or promote a fundamental...more

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UK Court Of Appeal Issues Landmark Decision In Privacy Case

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On March 27, 2015, a United Kingdom Court Of Appeal addressed two fundamental but long-unsettled issues in UK privacy law, holding that the right to privacy is an independent tort and that the showing of harm necessary to...more

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Legal Alert: Supreme Court of Texas Finds Contractors Cannot Recover Delay Damages for Negligent Misrepresentation Against an...

On June 20, Texas joined a number of states that apply the economic loss rule to damages claims arising from negligent misrepresentation between contractors and the owner’s architect. In LAN/STV v. Martin K. Eby Construction...more

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Under Construction - September 2013: Application of the Economic Loss Rule in Arizona Since Flagstaff Affordable Housing Ltd. v....

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In a recent ruling, the Arizona Supreme Court clarified that the economic loss rule does not apply to non-contracting parties. See Sullivan v. Pulte Home Corporation, 667 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 36 (Ariz. 2013). This ruling both...more

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Tennessee Insurance Legal News - June 2013 • Volume 2, Number 2

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In This Issue: - TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDS THAT TENNESSEE STATUTE PROHIBITING PREFERENCES OR DISTINCTIONS IN CERTAIN INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS IS NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL: In its April 24, 2013 opinion, the...more

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Florida’s Supreme Court Limits The Economic Loss Rule

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The Florida Supreme Court recently limited the application of the economic loss rule to products liability cases....more

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Imminence of Harm is Not Required for Recovering Pure Economic Loss for Dangerous Defects

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Lack of “imminent risk” does not bar recovery for economic loss arising from a dangerously defective structure, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently held. Typically, courts are reluctant to award lost profits or other...more

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Drowning in a Sea of Tort: The Florida Supreme Court Reels in the Economic Loss Rule

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On March 7, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court in Tiara Condominium Assoc., Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. expressly limited the application of the economic loss rule to products liability cases. 2013 WL 828003 (Fla....more

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Burr Alert: The Emperor’s New Economic Loss Rule

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For years, litigating breach of contract cases in Florida meant having to struggle with the array of cases dealing with the Economic Loss Rule. In its simplest form, the Economic Loss Rule is a judicially created principle...more

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