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Faulty Workmanship
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Insurance Law Hawaii
Alabama Court Determines No Coverage For Insured’s Faulty Workmanship
The Alabama Supreme Court found there was no coverage for the insured cabinet maker for claims arising from alleged faulty workmanship. Shane Traylor Cabinetmaker, L.L.C. v. Am. Resources Ins. Co.,…
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Third Circuit Follows Pennsylvania Law – Damage Caused by Faulty Workmanship Does Not Arise From An Occurrence
The Third Circuit followed Pennsylvania law in determining that damage caused by faulty workmanship did not arise from an occurrence. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. R. M. Shoemaker Co.,…
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North Dakota Court Determines Inadvertent Faulty Workmanship is an “Occurrence”
Joining what it called the majority of jurisdictions, the North Dakota Supreme Court found that damage caused by faulty workmanship can be an "occurrence." K&L Homes, Inc. v. Am. Family…
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Federal Court Predicts Coverage In Utah for Damage Caused By Faulty Workmanship
The federal district court predicted that the Utah Supreme Court would find that damage to property other than the insured's work product is unexpected and arises from an occurrence. Cincinnati…
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Loss Caused by Subcontractor’s Faulty Work Covered in Georgia
The Georgia Court of Appeals found a subcontractor was covered under a CGL policy for loss caused by alleged faulty workmanship. Maxum Indem. Co. v. Jimenez, 2012 Ga. App.…
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No Duty to Indemnify When Discovery Shows Faulty Workmanship Damages Insured’s Own Work
Our post last week addressed the duty to defend when alleged faulty workmanship caused loss to property adjacent to where the insured was working. See Pamerin Rentals II, LLC…
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A particular part exclusion clause will be interpreted narrowly to exclude coverage
The insurer applied for a declaration the respondent insurer was obliged to contribute to defence costs. At issue was the applicability of the exclusion clause stating the policy did not apply…
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Ensuing Losses From Faulty Workmanship Must be Covered
Coverage for damages resulting from faulty workmanship in the construction of an apartment complex was at issue in The Bartram, LLC v. Landmark Am. Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
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Faulty Wormanship Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage
The court determined that the Faulty Workmanship Exclusion only barred coverage for damages arising from problems with the property under construction itself and not to losses incurred to correct…
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There Is No Insurance Coverage for Faulty Workmanship In Pennsylvania
A common misconception among contractors and owners is that their commercial general liability insurance policy covers property damage caused by faulty workmanship. Pennsylvania breaks with many other states in holding that…