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Too Late for The Blame Game: Massachusetts Court Holds That the Statute of Repose Barred a Product Manufacturer from Seeking...

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In State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Wangs Alliance Corp., No. 21-cv-10389-AK, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26712, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (District Court) considered whether a product...more

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“I Didn’t Sign That!” – Applicability of Waivers of Subrogation to Non-Signatory Third Parties

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In Gables Construction v. Red Coats, 2019 Md. App. LEXIS 419, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals considered whether a contractual waiver of subrogation in the prime contract for a construction project barred a third party –...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Proposed Amendment to Florida Statutes Creates Right of Contribution for Defense Costs

The Florida Legislature recently created a new cause of action for contribution among co-primary liability insurers.  Under this new law, a liability insurer who defends an insured may file suit against other insurers...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Rejects Third-Party Claim as Derivative in Trusts’ Suit Concerning Upper West Side Beaux-Arts Building

Asserting a claim on behalf of a trust in the Commercial Division can be risky, as the party asserting the claim must establish that the claimed injury is independent of any injury to the trust, and that they are therefore...more

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Change in Limitation Period Law Significant for Construction Projects

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In Whitecourt Power Limited Partnership v Elliott Turbomachinery Canada Inc., 2015 ABCA 252 (Whitecourt Power), the Alberta Court of Appeal interpreted a recent amendment to the Limitations Act that changed the limitation...more

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