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Construction Defect
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Constructlaw®
U.S. Court of Appeals for 6th Circuit Holds Contractor’s Liability Policy Afforded Coverage for Property Damage To Other Portions of Building Arising Out of Defective Foundation Work
By Constructlaw
Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. 2010 U.S. App. Lexis 2836 (6th Cir. Feb. 12, 2010) The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit…
New Jersey Law Blog
Proposed Law would Force Common Interest Community Association Boards to Take the Lowest Bid Causing Construction Defects
A law pending in the New Jersey State Assembly would, if adopted, regulate affordable housing common interest community and homeowner association's hiring of vendors and would also address how to…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : January 15, 2010
As a rough week winds down, Nashville attorney Matthew DeVries has a nice post on some ways to help with the tragedy in Haiti. We also have some solid posts…
Best Practices Construction Law
Haiti, Shoddy Construction and a Helping Hand
It is hard to begin a day's work with a warm cup of coffee, a clean office and a (fairly) new computer ... knowing about the devastation in another country. …
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insurer May Have Duty to Indemnify Even Where No Duty to Defend
The Texas Supreme Court recently held that an insurer may have a duty to indemnify even if the duty to defend never arises. See D.R. Horton-Texas, Ltd. v. Markel…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Stark & Stark Joins HADD to Urge New Jersey Supreme Court to Uphold Homeowner Tort Remedies Against Manufacturers of Defective Building Components
The law firm of Stark & Stark, P.C. has joined forces with Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings (HADD) to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief urging the New…
TortsProf Blog
Chinese Drywall Class Action Filed
From About Lawsuits:About 2,100 people joined in a class action lawsuit for Chinese drywall homeowners filed in Louisiana, alleging that their homes were built with toxic wallboard manufactured by Knauf…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
To obtain insurance benefits for defective workmanship a homeowner may have to sue the builder as opposed to claiming under their policy of insurance.
Two separate actions were heard together in this case. The Builder ("Aspen") sued for the balance due on a construction contract and the homeowner counterclaimed for defective workmanship and materials. Kingsway General…
Ahead of Schedule
Negligence Claims Take Another Twist in Oregon
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the Oregon Court of Appeals strikes again with another iteration of the “economic loss doctrine” which defines…
New Jersey Law Blog
Builders, Contractors and Homeowners: Beware Insurance Carriers Are Delegating Construction Deficiencies Coverage
Construction Litigation Group Chair, Donald B. Brenner, and Litigation Shareholder, Thomas J. Pryor, authored the article Builders, Contractors and Homeowners: Beware Insurance Carriers Are Delegating Construction Deficiencies Coverage for the…