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Faulty Workmanship
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Risk and Recovery
Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Course, Finds Insurance Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Claims
By Bradley J. Lorden, Proskauer Labor and Employment Department
Companies such as homebuilders, construction companies and contractors face significant financial risk from bodily injury and property damage claims arising from allegedly faulty workmanship or construction defects. Although these companies…
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No Duty By Insurer: Affirmation That There Must Be Damage To Other Property, Not Just Defective Workmanship In CA
By Tamara Boeck
California has held for at least a decade that in order for there to be insurance coverage under a standard Comprehensive General Liability for a claim arising out of a…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Loss Ensuing from Faulty Workmanship Covered
The court found coverage for damage resulting from faulty workmanship. Drury Co. v. Mo. United Sch. Ins. Counsel, 2014 Mo. App. LEXIS 319 (Mo. Ct. App. March 25, 2014). The…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Faulty Workmanship Claims Not Covered Under Homeowner’s or Umbrella Policies
The federal district court in Hawaii determined a subcontractor had no coverage under his homeowner's and umbrella policies for claims based on faulty workmanship. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Sixth Circuit Finds No Coverage For Faulty Workmanship Under Kentucky Law
Following Kentucky law, the Sixth Circuit determined there was no coverage for a construction defect claim. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Kay & Kay Contracting, LLC, 2013 U.S. App.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Alabama Supreme Court Finds No Coverage for Construction Defect to Contractor’s own Product
The Alabama Supreme Court followed prior precedent and found that the contractor's faulty workmanship causing damage to his own product did not arise from an occurrence. Owners Ins. Co.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
New Jersey Insurers May Not Be On The Hook For Faulty Workmanship
(Note: This guest blog is by Ashley Smith, a recent law graduate clerking in our Tampa, Florida, office) New Jersey insureds seeking coverage for negligent repair efforts after SuperStorm Sandy…
New Jersey Insurance Coverage Litigation
The Explosive “Your Work” Exclusion
By Gene Killian
A lot has been written lately – both by judges and observers – about the so-called “business risk” exclusions and their applicability to construction defect claims. (We’ve previously discussed them…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Federal Court Finds Occurrence for Faulty Workmanship Under Virginia Law
The Federal District Court in Virginia found that allegations of faulty workmanship could arise from an occurrence. Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Strongwell Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79163…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Connecticut Supreme Court Finds Faulty Work By Subcontractor Constitutes “Occurrence”
The U.S. District Court in Alabama certified a question to the Connecticut Supreme Court: Is damage to a project caused by faulty workmanship "property damage" resulting from an "occurrence"?…