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March 26, 2025

Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 20, 2025 A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for contractors and builders. The 2025 “Commercial Litigation Outlook,“ published by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw provides an […]

March 20, 2025

Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 20, 2025 A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for contractors and builders. The 2025 “Commercial Litigation Outlook,“ published by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw provides an […]

March 20, 2025

When and If the Next Domino Will Fall

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, February 28, 2025 By: Patrick Wielinski Domino toppling involves standing up dominoes in a sequence known as a domino run and then knocking down the first one in line to strike  the next, which knocks that one down to strike the next, and so on, creating a chain reaction referred to as a […]

March 11, 2025

San Benito school district sues over failed construction job

Source: https://myrgv.com/, March 7, 2025 By: Fernando Del Valle Four years after launching part of a $40 million bond-funded project, the San Benito school district is locked in a legal battle against three companies behind a failed $12 million construction job. The district is suing the Brighton Group, Davila Construction and Raba Kistner Inc., citing […]

January 31, 2025

First Circuit Rules on Important Coverage Issue for Contractors.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, January 28, 2025 By: Christopher Sweeney, Conn Cavanaugh First Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That Standard Commercial General Liability Policy Excludes Coverage for Downstream Property Damage When General Contractor’s Scope of Work Covers Entire Building It is well-accepted that standard commercial general liability policies exclude coverage for construction contractors’ own defective work. That […]

July 26, 2024

Penn National Can’t Avoid Asbestos Coverage Payout, SC Supreme Court Says

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 26, 2024 Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. cannot escape the long tail of asbestos, and must cover part of the litigation losses for an asbestos installation company that went out of business more than 30 years ago, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided this week. The justices upheld lower courts’ rulings […]

April 18, 2024

Montana Asbestos Victims Want Buffett’s Railroad Company Held Responsible

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 18, 2023 An attorney for two people who died of a rare lung cancer argued this week for a jury to hold BNSF Railway responsible for pollution in a small Montana town near the U.S.-Canada border where thousands of people were exposed to toxic asbestos dust. The railroad — now owned by […]

November 17, 2023

Asbury Blu Condo Ass’n, Inc v. Chubb Corp. No. A-3114-20, 2023 WL 7139900 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 31, 2023)

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, November 15, 2023 By: Amy L. Diviney, Plunkett Cooney PC A New Jersey Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s judgment for the insurer-defendant, Great Northern Insurance Company (Great Northern), in a condominium water intrusion suit, finding that policy exclusions applied to bar the plaintiff’s first- and third-party claims for property damage. Pioneer AP […]

March 6, 2023

Humana sues architect, contractors over structural defects with 40-year-old downtown Louisville tower

Source: https://www.wdrb.com/, March 3, 2023 By: Chris Otts Humana Inc. says it has discovered structural defects in the bowels of its nearly 40-year-old corporate headquarters in downtown Louisville, leading the health insurer to sue renowned architect Michael Graves’ firm as well as others involved in the 27-story building’s construction in the early 1980s. A lawsuit […]

March 2, 2023

Asbestos closes a West Oak Lane high school, forcing students to virtual learning

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/, March 1, 2023 By: Kristen A. Graham Asbestos has closed a Philadelphia high school to in-person learning, officials said Wednesday. Inspectors discovered damaged asbestos-containing plaster and paint at Building 21, a district school in West Oak Lane, during a routine inspection Tuesday night, according to a letter sent to families by principal Brianne […]

February 28, 2023

Former mine owner pays millions to close asbestos case.

Source: https://www.legalreader.com/, February 27, 2023 By: Sara E. Teller Asbestos exposure claims related to a former W. R. Grace & Co. mine have been settled for $18.5 million. In the small town of Libby, a mine that was in operation for several decades exposed not only workers but also residents to dangerous levels of the […]

February 24, 2023

After failed talks, Centennial condo owners renew suit against city, county, and APCHA

Source: https://www.aspentimes.com/, February 23, 2023 By: Rick Carroll The Centennial Homeowners Association is renewing its litigation against three government entities to hold them financially responsible for structural repairs the organization blamed on “decades of water damage caused by shoddy construction and poor design.” A statement issued Wednesday evening by the association said its members had […]

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