Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, July 24, 2015 By: Larry P. Schiffer I have run across a number of interesting situations involving owner controlled or contractor controlled insurance programs (“OCIP” or “CCIP”) that have developed into actual coverage disputes or potential disputes (can’t talk about the potential one!). For those who don’t know, an owner controlled or contractor […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 23, 2015 By: Edmund M. Kneisel and Caroline W. Spangenberg, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Perhaps no case has generated as many citations and commentary (more than 1,880 citations, including 440 cases) on the subject of liability coverage for “construction defects” as Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc., 81 N.J. 233, 405 A.2d 788 […]

Source: http://www.oglecountynews.com, July 22, 2015 By: Chris Johnson County board OKs $145,000 to pave parking lot Nothing unexpected was discovered after county workers removed six underground tanks last week at a former gas station in Oregon. The Ogle County Highway Department dug up the underground tanks July 16 at 501 W. Washington St. These tanks […]

Source: http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com, July 21, 2015 By: Michael C. Gross With reports of news stories related to “superbug” infections emerging in hospitals across the country, health care facilities are redoubling their efforts to ensure that proper sanitization procedures are instituted. In undertaking these procedures, such facilities need to be similarly mindful of the many environmental requirements […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, July 22, 2015 By: Gene Markin, Stark & Stark Generally speaking, a contractor’s commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy is designed to cover personal injury or property damage caused by an accident resulting from the contractor’s work. The policy is not meant to be a guarantee of the contractor’s work and therefore does not […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 21, 2015 By: John R. Casciano and Nina S. Thanawala, Steptoe & Johnson LLP In SI Venture Holdings LLC v. Catlin Specialty Insurance, No. 14-CV-2261, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89925 (S.D.N.Y. July 10, 2015), the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, granted an insurer’s motion […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 21, 2015 By: Ross A. Hoogerhyde, Gordon & Rees LLP Typically, design professionals’ errors and omissions insurance policies are claims-made and reported or claims-made policies. These policies, unlike traditional occurrence policies, provide coverage for claims made and reported during a predetermined period of time. With a claims-made policy, the making of a […]

Source: http://enewsletters.constructionexec.com, July 17, 2015 By: Jeff Slivka, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC Finally, the worst seems to be over and the marketplace is demonstrating sustainable growth, especially within the construction sector. Earlier this year, The American Institute of Architects predicted an 8 percent growth in commercial construction spending for 2015, primarily based on the ongoing […]

Source: http://www.irmi.com, July 2015 By: Jeff Slivka, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC If you have ever attended one of my seminars, you know I like to begin with a little test. I call it the Slivka Aptitude Test or SAT! I use it to gauge (sort of) the knowledge and backgrounds of the individuals in […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, July 17, 2015 By: Don E. Woods In the early 1900s, Kil-Tone Company produced London Purple and Paris Green — exotic names for arsenic-based pesticides used to kill mosquitos and other pests — at a facility on Chestnut Avenue. Although production of these pesticides ceased in the late 1930s, it left behind a legacy […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, July 20, 2015 By: Dan Ivers The city has reached an agreement with Dupont to settle lawsuits claiming the chemical giant failed to clean up a former factory in the Ironbound District laden that it left laden with toxic materials. Under the terms of the deal, DuPont will take steps to remediate environmental […]

Source: http://www.themarketbusiness.com, July 18, 2015 By: Christopher T. Ellis State and federal regulators are pressing U.S. coal companies to prove that they can pay for the cost of cleaning up after they are finished mining, putting new financial pressure on an industry already facing historic strains. Regulators even in energy-friendly states such as Wyoming and […]