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Construction Defect
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PropertyProf Blog
Noble-Allgire on Construction Defects
By propertyprof
Alice M. Noble-Allgire (Southern Illinois) has posted Notice and Opportunity to Repair Construction Defects: An Imperfect Response to the Perfect Storm on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The U.S. home building industry…
New Jersey Law Blog
Make Sure to Consider Your Developer’s Commercial General Liability Insurance When Negotiating or Litigating Your Common Interest Community’s Transition
Condominiums and HOAs often proceed in transition with the concern that it may not get construction defects fixed, damages paid and/or funds contributed by developers because a developer may be…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
A faulty workmanship clause can exclude insurance coverage to contractors
The issuer of a builder's risk policy ("Commonwealth") was not required to indemnify contractors for deficiencies in the installation of a hardwood floor where the Court held that the faulty…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
$5 Million Verdict In Favor Of New Jersey Residential High-Rise Building
On March 11, 2008, in the matter of Camelot Condominium Association, Inc v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., pending before the Superior Court of New jersey, Docket No. BER-L-012457-04, a jury entered…
New Jersey Law Blog
Repairs of Construction Defects and Issues During Transition or Litigation
Organized and thorough records could encourage a contractor or developer to settle a dispute with a common interest community association short of trial or even prior to initiating litigation during…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Supreme Court Applies Lamar Homes in Rare February 29 Decision
The Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion with this week's orders. In Grimes Construction, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Insurance Co. (No. 06-0332) (per curiam), the Court reversed after concluding…
Constructlaw®
Superior Court of Rhode Island Holds Property Damage Caused By Faulty Work of Subcontractor to Property Other Than Its Own Work Is Covered By CGL Policy
By Constructlaw
WM Hotel Group, LLC v. Pride Construction, Inc. 2008 R.I.Super.LEXIS 9 (2008) WM Hotel, owner of the Hampton Inn & Suites, located in Middletown, R.I. initiated a lawsuit against Pride…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Florida Supreme Court Departs from Burlington Reasoning in Construction Defect Case
In an earlier post, Robert discussed the impact of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Burlington Ins. Co. v. Oceanic Design & Constr., 383 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2004)…
Northwest Condo & HOA Law Blog
Developer Liability for Implied Warranty of Suitability
There is a common misconception among builders and buyers of condominium conversions that builders who convert apartments into condos are only liable for “what they touch” or the parts of…
Insurance Law Hawaii
No Coverage for Construction
No case has stirred the construction and insurance coverage community in Hawaii quite like Burlington Ins. Co. v. Oceanic Design & Constr., Inc. Together with the economic…