Topic
Construction Defect
638 published works
Zalma on Insurance
Construction Defects and Mold Claims
By Barry Zalma
Books for the Insurance Claims Professional Over the last 51 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Florida Federal Court Finds Insurer Must Defend Contractor in Defective Condo Construction Suit
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently granted summary judgment in favor of developer, KB Homes, ruling that Southern Owners Insurance Co. must defend KB…
Colorado Construction Litigation
Plaintiffs’ claims in Barry v. Weyerhaeuser Company are likely to proceed after initial hurdle.
By: Frank Ingham On December 18, 2018, Federal Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak recommended in a written opinion that the Motion of Defendant Weyerhaeuser Company (“Weyerhaeuser”) to Dismiss Amended Complaint…
Zalma on Insurance
Construction Defects and Mold
By Barry Zalma
Books for the Insurance Professional In eight cogent and thorough volumes Barry Zalma explains everything an insurance professional needs to know about construction defects from the investigation and discovery of…
California Construction Law Blog
Class Actions Under California’s Right to Repair Act. Nope. Well . . . Nope.
By Garret Murai
By Garret Murai, December 17, 2018 Public domain. Wikimedia Commons. It’s the holidays. A time when family and friends, and even neighbors, gather together. And nothing brings neighbors closer together…
Supplemental Conditions
Addressing the Defective Stucco Crisis
I received several emails regarding the expose by Caitlin McCabe and Erin Arvedlund in the Philadelphia Inquirer titled "Rotting Within." The story outlines the epidemic of defective stucco and other…
Zalma on Insurance
Construction Defects, Insurance, and Mold
By Barry Zalma
How to Deal With Construction Defects and Mold Currently, the most popular lawsuits filed across the country result from claims of construction defects enhanced by claims of mold and bacterial…
Constructlaw®
Submission of Pre-Suit Claim Notice Required by Construction Defect Statute Timely ‘Commences the Action’ Within the Meaning of the Florida Statute of Repose
Gindel v. Centex Homes, 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 13019 (Fla. 4th DCA Sept. 12, 2018) A group of townhome owners (the “Homeowners”) sued the contractor and a subcontractor (collectively, “Contractor”)…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Coverage Denied Where Occurrence Takes Place Outside Coverage Territory
The court held there was no coverage for construction defect claims that occurred outside the coverage territory. Foremost Signature Ins. Co. v. Silverboys, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154524 (S.D.…
Zalma on Insurance
Construction Defects and Mold Claims
By Barry Zalma
Tools for the First Party Property Claims Person Eventually every first party property insurance claims person will be faced with a claim alleging damages caused by construction defects or infestation…