Topic
Construction Defect
638 published works
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining Construction Defects and Insurance
By Barry Zalma
The Defects See the full video at https://youtu.be/sANuuIPQmaA Construction defects are any deficiencies in the performance or completion of the design, planning, supervision, inspection, or construction for any new building…
BuildSmart
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right: Unlicensed Contractors Can Pursue Designers for Negligence
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently determined that a builder who fails to comply with state licensing requirements may still pursue a negligence claim against design professionals. In Wright…
Colorado Construction Litigation
This is why I practice law
This week I received an e-mail from a developer client with whom we have recently been working on a residential construction defect matter. I receive a lot of e-mails during…
BuildSmart
Contractor Loses Effort to Bind Remote Home Purchaser to Arbitration Clause
By Jon Paul Hoelscher, Amandeep S. Kahlon
On December 8, 2020, in Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. v. Kohlmeyer, a Texas Court of Appeals rejected a contractor’s appeal of a trial court order denying the contractor’s motion…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining the Consideration for Early Settlement of a Construction Defect Suit
By Barry Zalma
Considerations for Early Settlement See the full video at https://youtu.be/uj04AxGJ41U It is an axiom followed by almost every attorney that the sooner a suit is settled the less it will…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining the Statutes of Repose
By Barry Zalma
Statutes of Repose See the full video at https://youtu.be/G0OYCeMAaVw Generally, in California and many other states, a lawsuit alleging a latent construction defect must be brought within three or four…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining Some Construction Defects that Result in Claims or Litigation
By Barry Zalma
Construction Defects That Need Insurance to Respond See the full video at https://youtu.be/j1l_9yn8-us Construction defects are any deficiencies in the performance or completion of the design, planning, supervision, inspection, or…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining The Tort of Negligence and Construction Defect Insurance
By Barry Zalma
The Bases of Construction Defect Claims and Suits Negligence See the full video at https://youtu.be/d4VwnnAlXTE Negligence has the same definitions regardless of the state where it is alleged. It has…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Hawaii Federal District Rejects Another Construction Defect Claim
The Federal District Court, District of Hawaii, continued it long line of cases finding no coverage for claims of faulty workmanship. Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Summary Judgment RMB…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining how Water Intrusion can be a Construction Defect
By Barry Zalma
What is Needed to Prove Construction Defects and Water Intrusion Structures, whether residential or commercial, are expected to be watertight. The only water that should enter a structure is that…